Why Dems Should Worry About the GOP Field

Jay Cost, Weekly StandardThe conventional wisdom is that the emerging Republican field for 2012 is a very weak one. However, like so much else in the topsy-turvy age of Obama, the conventional wisdom on this one is completely upside down. The idea of a weak GOP field is almost as ridiculous as a debate about a fifty-year-old birth certificate just as the economic recovery comes grinding to a halt. Almost.In fact, Obama and the Democrats have good reason to worry about the emerging Republican field. Here are four big reasons why.

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