The president may be able to reverse these trends once he has a proper opponent. Four years ago he was facing off against Hillary Clinton, and it was known very quickly that John McCain would be the Republican nominee.
Right now many are not convinced that Mitt Romney will be the nominee (though they should be). And although Obama has been raising funds and making political moves, he doesn't seem to be in a battle as he was four years ago.
News You May Need:
NYT: Even though Romney looks like the winner, Republicans are preparing for a convention fight.
WP: Forget all the recent happy-talk, U.S. manufacturing is not going through a period of renewal.
WSJ: Staff Sargent Bales, accused of slaying 16 innocent Afghans, may get the death penalty.
FT: Dallas billionaire floods Republican Super-PACs with contributions.
CNN: Jimmy Carter published a study-Bible.
The Day's Reads:
Todd Gitlin: Occupy is more than a protest movement.
Andrew Romano: Is Mitt Romney the most unpopular nominee ever?
Bill Keller: On Falling in and out of War.
Harold Ford Jr.: A tax and energy plan for Obama's re-election.
This Day In Politics:
On March 19, 2003, U.S. President George W. Bush announced that U.S. forces had launched a strike against military targets in Iraq. The attack, using cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs, were aimed at Iraqi leaders thought to be near Baghdad.
Not Politics But...
Read the harrowing account of the life of Shin In Geun, a young man who was born in a North Korean prison camp, and who may be the only person living known to have escaped one.
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