Dean: President Obama won't face primary foe

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December 12, 2010

Former Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean said on Sunday he doesn’t expect President Barack Obama to be challenged for his party's 2012 presidential nomination.

"I don't think he's going to face an opponent in the Democratic primary," he told Bob Schieffer on CBS's "Face the Nation." "I think that would be bad thing for the country and a bad thing for the Democratic Party. The history of people running against presidents in their own party is that the challenger, he loses, and then the president is weakened and loses."

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