democrats had for obama in 2008. near messianic to now where he has a record and rather morta mortal. he was almost entirely unknown and elwant and lightning in a bottle. that is never going to happen again. he has a record now and it's a bad one. there is no way to get near that. worse for obama than the decline of intensity of support among democrats. after all, where they are going to go? theyl be out there for him. is the number on independent. in number of independents is staggeringly bad. 31% of independents. obama won the election on basis of independents and the first hint of trouble came in the off-year election at end of 2009, virginia and new jersey where the independents in states that had gone obama went 2-1 against obama in the state race for the