>> Hmmm. When was the last time an incumbent president faced a serious > challenge for re-election? Maybe when Ronald Reagan challenged Gerald > Ford in '76? Except Ford doesn't really count as an incumbent seeking > re-election, as he was never elected to the presidency (or even the > vice-presidency) in the first place; he was just the guy who took over > when Nixon resigned.
>> Hmmm, okay, Wikipedia reminds me that Ted Kennedy (and Jerry Brown) gave > Jimmy Carter some trouble in '80, and Pat Buchanan posed a threat to > George W. Bush in '92.
>Hmmm, and in all three cases, the incumbent president ended up winning his party's nomination but losing the election to the other party.
It's worth noting Obama's approval is slightly higher than Reagan or Clinton at this point in their first terms.
Thom
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