2012 USA Election

The 2012 USA Election: Too Soon To Speculate?

The 2008 Presidential Elections are only just behind us, and Barack Obama has recently finished his first one hundred days in the White House. The fever that overtook America and led to the highest number of votes for the last several decades has diminished, but not cooled completely. Already, debate has begun over who will gain the 2012 GOP nomination, and whether or not the Republicans will once again take the White House, or if the Democrats are here to stay.

So far, it does not look good for the conservative right. Not only have many Americans, especially in the younger generations, moved further from the ideals that the Republican party builds themselves around, but members within the party themselves have departed, stating that things have moved too far off-course for them to remain loyal to those who hold themselves under the banner of elephants.

One reason for this sudden move towards Liberalism seems to be directly related to the eight years of the ineffective, and quite possibly corrupt, Bush administration. The way that issues such as healthcare, stem cell research, gay marriage, homeland security, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the effects on International relations has left a bad taste in the mouths of many.

Whether this will continue on through the next four years is impossible to say, but speculation seems to be appropriate, given the amount of support already being offered to the Democrats for the 2012 USA election. Who could blame them, with the same image being perpetrated by the right, and so offering no hope for true change under the party? It has left many wondering who will be asked to stand as their representative.

So far, the American people, as polled by Fox News, have said that they would most like to see Senator Mike Huckabee take the spot, with the next vote going to Mitt Romney, and third to Bobby Jindal. One person who is blissfully low on the list is Governor Sarah Palin, who has said she will be running for President in the 2012 USA election, although even those within her party (including John McCain, who she ran beside during the 2008 nomination as his Vice President pick) have said that the chances of her gaining the coveted GOP slot is slim.

In the end, the majority seems to be interested in the future of the Democrats, with most stating that they would once again vote for Barack Obama in the 2012 USA election. However, it is difficult to say whether or not this will be the case in the future, as the next election draws near. The votes are barely even worth the time it takes for those polled to give their opinion, as we are just coming off of the last USA election. Who can truly know what will happen between now and then?

For now, we will have to leave it up to speculation, and see where the political wind takes us. After all, times are changing fast, and if we don't keep up, we will be trampled underneath history.