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Do you agree with the Washington Post suggestion that Obama not run for re-election?

Asked by Cruiser (40449points) November 15th, 2010

The Washington Post today has presented some interesting “opinions” on why President Obama should announce he will not run for re-election in 2012.

“If the president goes down the reelection road, we are guaranteed two years of political gridlock at a time when we can ill afford it. But by explicitly saying he will be a one-term president, Obama can deliver on his central campaign promise of 2008, draining the poison from our culture of polarization and ending the resentment and division that have eroded our national identity and common purpose. ”
[snip]
“The best way for him to address both our national challenges and the serious threats to his credibility and stature is to make clear that, for the next two years, he will focus exclusively on the problems we face as Americans, rather than the politics of the moment – or of the 2012 campaign.”

Please read the whole Op-ed first as I would like serious thoughts and your own opinions on this article and the reasoning behind this suggestion.

I put this in social so I can get honest opinions of how you Jellies feel about this and hopefully at the same time avoid a partisan grudge fest.

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