Less than two weeks after quitting his job as a CNN talking head, Lou Dobbs has hinted that he may run for president in 2012. The controversial pundit has never held elective office, and is best known for his hard-line stance on immigration, but when asked if rumors of a White House run were just "crazy talk," Dobbs shot back: "What's so crazy about that? Golly!" Still, given his total lack of political experience, just how would Lou Dobbs go about running in 2012? (Watch an MSNBC panel discuss the prospect of Lou Dobbs running for president)
Use the Perot approach: Remember the last "paranoid gasbag with a grudge against Mexico" who ran for President? asks Steve Chapman on the Chicago Tribune "His name was Ross Perot" — and he helped elect Bill Clinton. Dobbs, with his "obsession about immigration, doubts about President Obama's citizenship and warnings about a North American union," is no different. Will he run? "Barack Obama should be so lucky"
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