Does Obama really have what it takes to run against a Republican?

Question

I'm not saying who you like - or who's policies you like better. But solely on the basis of going head to head against a Republican. I don't think he has the maturity, is tough enough and really knows what he's getting himself into. Whether you like Hillary or not - she is a bulldozer and has the strength to run in the kind of elections that happen nowadays.

This isn't about who you support - its who you think can handle running against another Republican. I think someone like McCain would eat Obama for breakfast.

Answer 1

A opinion from a conservative:
It really depends on who is running on the republican side. Obama's strenth is,he has not been in washington to long, but that can also be his weakness. If Hilary runs, she will knows how to fight, b/c her biggest adviser is Bill Clinton.

Answer 2

This is my theory on your question. The Republicans hate Bill & Hillary so much that they would put up a huge fight backed by a lot of Corporate money to defeat them. If Obama is the Democrat nominee, the Conservatives will think he's a pushover and not fight nearly as hard against him as they would against Hillary. And they can't pull the race card on him because they don't want to be seen as a prejudiced party and besides what would they say to Condy Rice? Hillary is a bulldozer and very intelligent, but judging from what's going on right now, I think people have underestimated Obama. And personally, I don't think any of the Republican candidates could handle Obama or Hillary either one.

Answer 3

An excellent idea! Republicans should run on the party record -- a record that includes a useless war in Iraq, inability to capture bin Laden, the dismantling of government agencies that protect the people (like the EPA), trillions of dollars in deficit spending with no taxes to pay for it and billions in corporate giveaways. There's a reason Republicans run on the "God, gays and guns" platform. On any substantive issue the Republicans will always lose to the Democrats.

Answer 4

I am a Republican, and I believe Obama could hold his own very well in debate.

I keep hearing this kind of criticism of this man.
They say hes inexperienced....yet he has nearly the same amount of experience as does Hillary or Edwards.
They say hes black and cant win....yet the polls have shown this is not true...at all.
They say he can't stand up to the argument...yet the only one panicking and acting "immature" in this election is Hillary.

If Huckabee is the nominee...Obama would win.
If Romney (who I support) is the nominee I think our nation would have a very good and healthy debate....and Obama could hold his own, on the issues, very well.
I have news for you...McCain is just simply not going to be the Republican nominee.

Answer 5

I am a Republican , but against some of the current people who are running on the rep ticket, i'd say, yes, he DOES have what it takes.
Remnember this is the token opposition to Hillary who was supposed to fade into the sunset. Well, he sure isn't fading while Hillary is doing a good impersonation of
the Titanic!

Answer 6

"Anyone who thinks a black muslim"

He's not Muslim, bigot.

As far as the original question, if Barak Obama wins in Iowa there's a high probability he WILL be the Democratic candidate, and he's ahead in every poll against Hillary (most outside of the margin of error). Can he take on a Republican? If that Republican is Mike Huckabee, there is no possible way he can lose. If it's Mitt Romney, he'll probably win too just based on people unfortunately being mistrustful of Mormons.

Anything outside those circumstances, it's unpredictable.

Answer 7

I'm not sure that Obama could take on Mccain. I think he would do fairly well against the others. I believe the only democrat that can crush any republican is Joe Biden.

Answer 8

No, the republican nominee will eat him like snack food. There is no hope for obama to win the election, and that explains why the republicans including Karl Rove have been helping obama to beat Hillary (who is the republicans' worst enemy).

The problems of obama are that he is black, lack of audacity, inexperienced, too timid (per his admission in the Iowa debate), etc.

Answer 9

No, definitely not. As long as he is among his Democratic colleagues , he may say big things. But the Republicans may not oblige him for his youth and inexperience. His so called experiences as a commoner in Hawaii or in distant Indonesia, a predominantly Islamic country may not serve him to defend against the Republicans.Not only Mc Cain, any one of them has his separate identity . If any one is nominated it is after considering his very strong points vis - a - vis those of his opponents and even vis -a - vis his own weak points.So Obama shall be check mated as soon as he hits his campaign trial for the general elections.

More over he streched the race for primaries too much. In his bid to down Hillary from National front runner status, his campaign managers laid a well planned trap of Obama taking initiative to take pot shots at her strong points of cool, calm, composed , candour with allegations of flip flopping on Iraq war, not providing straight answers and others. She should not have given any credence to these attacks, but unfortunately she did and very late. American public were soon to get who actually was reason for all flip flopping. No WMDs in Iraq. Invasion was only for OIL and elimination of Saddam Hussein, family and his Party.

Same way no Nukes program in Iran from 2003, only Uranium enrichment which could be used for producing Nukes.The Intelligence delivers what the Powers be want and lacks credibility.Already Israel accuses as much. Being a prominent Senator of Opposition (Democratic), Hillary has no much option than to support the Government moves , lest the uninformed American Society should not have spared her and cried hoarse that she is unpatriotic and anti - national. For that matter, even Edwards also supported the Government motions. Obama may have said no but his voice as a fresh senator may not have mattered much and no one gave any cognizance.

So with all the bad blood, Hillary's supporters may not be all that willing to cooperate. Surely he exceeded; and of course now reaping , thanks to the folly of Hillary taking cognizance very late and trying to react in kind just before the primaries.Public opinion is very very short !!

Answer 10

Obviously not. He has to get the Democratic nomination, thats what it takes for him to run against a Republican. Otherwise he'd have to switch parties and run in the primary.