A presidential reelection campaign needs three key elements: a defense of the incumbent’s record, a successful effort to define the opposition and a compelling vision of a second term.
President Obama may well celebrate a second term in Chicago next month, but the conventional wisdom underestimates the difficulty he faces, as his campaign has distinct problems with all three elements.
His defense of his record is exceptionally weak, his effort to define Mitt Romney is nearly exhausted, and his vision for the next four years — perhaps the most important — has been largely missing from his effort this year.
Defense of the incumbent’s record
Four years ago, Obama expressed great confidence that he would be running amid renewed prosperity; he famously told Matt Lauer, “One nice thing about the situation I find myself in is that I will be held accountable. You know, I’ve got four years…If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.”
In February 2009, even most Republicans would probably have predicted that by 2012, the country would be feeling much more prosperous, with much lower unemployment.
Read More at nydailynews.com. By Jim Geraghty.
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I pray OBummer will be receiving an Eviction Notice Nov 7,2012!
The way Obummer acted at the debate makes me think he really didn’t want to be there. Does really want to be so-called president, again?
He does he just doesn’t want to work at he thinks he is still God and we should praise him no matter what he has not done
get rid of the muslim before its too late. no kenyans allowed either.
The truth is that Obama turned out to show the American people that in reality je is a true “party boy”and that he does not, did not, and has no interest in trying to govern. Between flying in Air Force One, more than half of his presidency, playing over one games of golf, entertaining movie stars and celebrities at the White House, taking elaborate and expensive vacations, more than a number of president vacations combined, how in the world could anyone expect him to get anything worthwhile accomplished?
He needs to go and if his propaganda machine somehow ends up with him remaining in the Oval Office, America will be transformed forever.