If President Obama runs on ending tax cuts for the rich in 2012 will it

[applegrove]

discourage a third party candidate from running? If 60% of americans are for ending those specific tax cuts and 40% for tax cuts for the rich then that leaves no room in the middle for people to vote for a third presidential candidate. Where he/she would be for or against the tax cuts they would just make the presidential candidate on the opposite side of the issue win the presidential election. A third party presidential candidate would just split the vote on whichever side of the issue he/she favours. IMHO. So no third party candidate would toss his/her hat into the race.

......I'm not sure if I was clear enough in my explanation.

[DJ13]

1. If he cant (or wont) do it now in the midst of the GOP/Dems harping about a deficit

Who would believe him by 2012?

[provis99]

2. more likely he's going to run on increasing tax cuts for the rich.

leading naturally, to President Palin in 2012.

[Hawkeye-X]

3. If Obama runs with that promise, I want him to revert all tax cuts to the rich to pre-Reagan era

after all, we need to demolish 30+ years of Republican domination and make them completely irrelevant and the rich set aside so they pay everything or face prison with complete loss of all assets.

Hawkeye-X

[obxhead]

4. Exactly. He could take that package of hope elsewhere

because many wouldn't buy it.

[Historic NY]

5. He could do it standing on his head & many here will not vote.