The Next President of The United States Will Be…

The first GOP debate in South Carolina of the presidential election cycle taking place in South Carolina won’t be a game-changer for who will be the next President of the United States. Even though the “big names” are boycotting too busy to attend the debate (which is a likely mistake, given the opportunity to opine on the current fracas over the union-controlled NLRB’s attacks on Boeing and the state of South Carolina), the person who wins the White House in 2012 can almost assuredly be predicted within a short period of time.

While 2010 was just a warm up, the election of 2012 will be the election that, ultimately, determines the future direction of the United States and, perhaps, its very existence (see debt). While President Obama re-lubricates his 2008 OFA machine, determined to win re-election on the back of Osama Bin-Laden’s quickly-disposed of corpse, GOP contenders are beginning to posture for a shot at the White House.

Winning the White House won’t merely be a matter of money (though that will be necessary), since Obama is hoping to raise $1 billion (undisclosed)—nor, is it a matter of name recognition (though that helps too). It will be, however, all about strategy.

And the strategy begins here…

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