If Obama Loses

With Obama and McCain in a statistical dead heat the chances have increased that McCain will actually win. If so, his administration and the Republicans will have to be prepared for an extremely tough few years ahead of them. The main reason is not the economic and other political challenges - they can be overcome by soundly implementing McCain's plan from the election campaign. The problem is instead the organized opposition that Obama will lead.

Republicans must realize that they are facing not another Carter or McGovern, but a Hugo Chavez. To an even greater extent than Bill Clinton, Obama puts his ideology above his country. The ideology is, to him, a vehicle to power, and he wants to be the man who implements radical socialism in America.

There should be no doubt that Obama is a radical socialist. He surrounds himself with people who share his views and have ties to Hugo Chavez. In fact, it is known in radical leftist circles that Obama harbors a secret admiration for Chavez, his rise to power and the methods Chavez used.

Herein lies a stark warning to the Republicans. Chavez did not march in to the Venezuelan presidential palace without facing tough challenges. He failed and tried again and eventually made it, in good part thanks to very ugly and shadowy political strategies.

In the event Obama loses, he will not go back to just being a senator from Illinois. He will copy Chavez' strategies to some degree, which means that he will organize his own permanent campaign groups. He will challenge and overcome any opposition within the Democrat party, or - if he trusts the strength of his organization enough - leave the party altogether. His organization will be one with community groups much like Acorn, but with a branch that is dedicated to non-traditional political activism.

This Obama's opposition corps will be used to solidify his position before the 2012 Democrat primaries begin.

In addition to his own opposition organization, Obama will launch a campaign to discredit the presidential election result that will surpass the Democrat campaign after the 2000 election.

Barack Obama has brought a new type of politics to America, not only ideologically, but also in terms of organization and campaign methods. If he loses in November his efforts at changing America will be slowed down. But the Republican party better prepare for a long battle with a political adversary whose sources of inspiration are not in America and its political culture, but in authoritarian leaders in countries far away.