The Hans India: As Republicans kicked off the primary battle to pick the candidate who will challenge Barack Obama, the incumbent President had a reassuring message for his supporters — “I am more optimistic than in 2008“. Four years back, Mr. Obama launched his bid for the White House, before going on to win a historic victory, and despite a slide in his popularity over the period, the President said he was more confident heading into his second presidential battle having fulfilled some of his key promises. “We have done a lot but we’ve got a lot more to do, and that’s why we need another four years to get it all done,” Mr. Obama said, when asked “how do
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you respond do people who say you haven’t done enough?” “In some ways, I’m actually more optimistic now than I was when I first ran, because we’ve already seen change take place,” Mr. Obama said when asked if in 2012 he still believed in his 2008 war cry of hope and change. Seeking a re-election in November, Mr. Obama asked his supporters on Wednesday to gear up for the big battle ahead. “It’s going to be a big battle. I hope you guys are geared up. I’m excited,” Mr. Obama said in his video address to the Democratic Party Iowa Caucuses goers. Mr. Obama touted the end of the war in Iraq, health care reform and making college more affordable as some of
the achievements of his tenure. He also said everybody deserved a “fair shot,” while attacking the Republicans for supporting “tax cuts for the wealthiest among us“. In Iowa, meanwhile, the Republicans saw a tight three-way contest among their White House hopefuls, with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum deadlocked for the lead and Texas Congressman Ron Paul close behind. Mr. Obama said his campaign for 2012 will focus on the benefits his administration had brought in the health and education sector. Image Photobucket: Link1, Link2, Source: The Hans India
you respond do people who say you haven’t done enough?” “In some ways, I’m actually more optimistic now than I was when I first ran, because we’ve already seen change take place,” Mr. Obama said when asked if in 2012 he still believed in his 2008 war cry of hope and change. Seeking a re-election in November, Mr. Obama asked his supporters on Wednesday to gear up for the big battle ahead. “It’s going to be a big battle. I hope you guys are geared up. I’m excited,” Mr. Obama said in his video address to the Democratic Party Iowa Caucuses goers. Mr. Obama touted the end of the war in Iraq, health care reform and making college more affordable as some of
the achievements of his tenure. He also said everybody deserved a “fair shot,” while attacking the Republicans for supporting “tax cuts for the wealthiest among us“. In Iowa, meanwhile, the Republicans saw a tight three-way contest among their White House hopefuls, with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum deadlocked for the lead and Texas Congressman Ron Paul close behind. Mr. Obama said his campaign for 2012 will focus on the benefits his administration had brought in the health and education sector. Image Photobucket: Link1, Link2, Source: The Hans India
