Ha, ha. Well, Mr. Kornacki, someone in the Democratic party has been reading their history. I feel sorry for those Democrats who feel this election is in the bag...they are in for quite a shock. Whether or not the template used by Republicans is from the Ford era, one thing is certain, Obama better batten down the hatches.
You all see the picture of Obama (Osama?) on Drudge looking like an Imam?? You can bet that picture will reappear come October, as well as a friendly new video from bin Laden the weekend before the election, as well as more calls for Obama to cough up specifics which will certainly leave him mute. Being president is more than speechifying (otherwise, GWB would not have been reelected.) Getting elected, in this day and age, is about how safe the electorate feel about putting you in charge; you know emotions. I know that to liberals who love ideas that this is heresy, but it's the simple fact of the matter. Sad, but true.
People thought Reagan would protect them better than Mondale; People thought Clinton would protect them better than Dole; People thought Bush would protect them better than Kerry; and so it goes.
It will be close as usual; and because of the electoral college, it's going to come down to a few battleground states.