By Michael Goodwin Despite complaints that it doesnât have a vision for a second term, the presidentâs re-election team really does â you just need a rearview mirror to see it. Judging from the slant of its advertising, fund-raising and Hollywood helpers, Team Obama believes the only way their man can get four more years is to pretend the last three never happened. You canât blame them. If the president ran on his record, heâd lose in a landslide. So heâs not running on ObamaCare, heâs running from it. The big idea instead is to relive his major accomplishment in life â getting elected, a historic first. Unfortunately, his standing has gone downhill since, so his handlers are trying to rekindle the magic by reminding voters of what they thought of Obama before he became president. Itâs a neat trick, reminiscent of Soviet-style air-brushing, with the difference being the Obamabots are erasing years instead of rivals. Of course, because you canât have a hero without a villain to vanquish, Sarah Palin is suddenly back, too. Even though sheâs not a candidate, she stars in a new Obama commercial that gins her up as dangerous and ends with a plea for contributions â just like 2008 all over again. The idea is to prop her up as a symbol of the GOP, then knock her down. Itâs no coincidence that the ad piggybacks on the themes of âGame Change,â a piece of Democratic propaganda masquerading as a new HBO film about the 2008 race. Ostensibly based on a book also unflattering to Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton as well as Republicans, the film ignores the inconvenient Clinton-Obama feud, deifies Obama and focuses like a laser on the flaws of Palin and John McCain. [snip] Polls are showing that most voters are resisting the idea that all is well and getting better in Obamaâs America. Across the board, the presidentâs popularity is falling quickly, from about 50 percent back to the low-to-mid 40s. The findings came as a surprise to many in the media who bought the White House spin, which reflects their own prejudices, that Republicans are destroying themselves and Obamaâs re-election is a done deal. Then again, thatâs always the basic weakness with propaganda. It can only conceal the truth temporarily. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/03/16/trouble-with-obama-and-democratic-propaganda-machine/