You guys do realize that the deciding factor in getting Obama elected was the "anyone is better than Bush" vote that swayed independents back in 2008. Aside from the die hard, Obama can do no wrong folks around here, everybody knows that he's already lost that segment of the voting block. It's not hard to envision another "anybody but Obama" vote 18 months from now with the trajectory this country is currently travelling. Not to mention the fact that there are NO easy solutions for the Fed or the Treasury at this point.