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Video: Obama Could be Hard to Beat in 2012

Updated: February 21, 2011 | 11:21 p.m.
February 21, 2011 | 11:16 p.m.

President Barack Obama walks down a staircase to deliver remarks on the economy after touring Orion Energy Systems. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

What type of Republican candidate would do best against President Obama in 2012? Charlie Cook has some ideas. Even with the right candidate -- short of another Ronald Reagan -- the incumbent Democrat could still have an edge. Watch to find out why.

Video by Theresa Poulson with photos by Getty Images

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