Why, I wonder, would President Obama campaign for a second term?
The sweet smell of success that surrounded his 2008 presidential campaign has turned to stink.
* His Gallup Poll approval rating hovers at 40 percent, the lowest of his term.
* Republicans have an almost pathological dislike of the man and his policies.
* The American public blames him for everything from increasing the deficit to pandering to corporate interests.
* Democrats have been slow to speak out in support of Presidential initiatives, and some consider him too conciliatory toward Republicans.
Who will comprise his voter base in 2010?
Independents? (Not a sure bet, according to some political analysts.)
African-Americans? (They have been eloquently silent throughout his term.)
Will I vote for him again? Probably so.
I do not support all of his policies, but on the other hand, Republicans seem eager to gut or veto any initiative that helps ordinary Americans.
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I think he'll win a second term due to the indecisiveness of the Republican Party about who will lead them. Every week there is another man or woman who is the front runner. From Michele to Herman to Rick. Even Christie didn't want any part of that. If nothing else, Obama will win by default.
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