Don't be too quick to dismiss his chances. Obama may not care about fighting for the future of this country, but he WILL fight like a cornered rat to keep his grip on political power.

From Real Clear Politics:

1) The Republican presidential candidates are "simply not in the mainstream on so many issues," Obama's campaign team asserted. On the economy, the GOP contenders share the "same vision, basically, which is that we pull up the drawbridge, cut everything, and hope for the best," Axelrod said. "Whether it's Newt or any of the other Republicans who are parroting the same position, they all embrace the same trickle-down theory that governed the policies of the last decade; that governed the same policies in the 1920s, that led to disaster," he said.

2) The GOP primary calendar could stretch well into 2012. That would force the Republican challengers to champion for months conservative positions that will undercut a GOP pivot to the general election contest. "Think about it this way: In May or June a full third of the delegates are still at stake," Messina said. "You could see this thing going way deep, unless someone runs out of momentum or money, and given the super PACS on both sides, it's unlikely they're going to run out of money." Axelrod added, "The longer this race goes the more you're going to see these Republican candidates mortgage their general election campaign to try to win the nomination."

8 More at RCP.