IMHO only!One cannot help but wonder how Obama, with so little experience, got elected in the first place. Could it be that voters were unhappy with the previous administration and found the Republican candidate, and his running mate, even less attractive. Given what I'm seeing from the Republicans, I am not very optimistic they will be able to slate an electable "adult" in 2012.
A large number of people voted for Obama in order to lay claim to having participated in an historic event.
Nothing more.
He was obviously not as qualified as Mrs. Clinton but he was the one with the more historically significant candidacy.
Modern elections are not much more than a "Dog and pony" show put on by the Parties to justify their existence.