President Obama announced yesterday his plan to seek re-election as well as the money that he would like to raise. Now my question is before I give you the details, why would someone want or NEED to raise that much money for a re-election campaign? 1Billion compared to the 745 Million he raised in 2008. He spent 730M, which in 2008, left him with $15 Million Cash on Hand. My understanding is that he still has some cash that is going towards his 12’ Campaign.
This article in National Journal this morning {read it here} offers a great perspective and eye opener to his 12’ Campaign. “The WH'12 campaign is starting later, right? Well, here's one candidate who isn't waiting to get in the race: President Obama. And when he's got 19 months to raise $1B, it's no surprise he wanted to get in the race fast. Obama kicks off his re-elect bid in a much different way than he did his '08 race. Then, it was about the pomp and circumstance of a statehouse announcement, attended by thousands despite the bitter cold. Now, it's an understated video, in which Obama himself appears only in televised clips for 7 out of 130 seconds. The initial stage will be a Rose Garden campaign, as Alice from MI points out: "He's got a job. ... We can't say, 'Hey, can you take some time off and come and get us all energized?'"
“Obama's relationship with white voters won him states like IN and NC in '08.” This is going to be the key to the 12’ Election weather you’re for Obama or the GOP. “Some GOP’ers have worried the exploding Hispanic population in TX will put that state in the purple category and'12 may be the year that hypothesis gets tested.” Though you have to also note many “Voters” in Texas are not eligible to vote. (Source: NationalJournal.com)
“Obama's relationship with white voters won him states like IN and NC in '08.” This is going to be the key to the 12’ Election weather you’re for Obama or the GOP. “Some GOP’ers have worried the exploding Hispanic population in TX will put that state in the purple category and'12 may be the year that hypothesis gets tested.” Though you have to also note many “Voters” in Texas are not eligible to vote. (Source: NationalJournal.com)
A great chart breakdown from 1996- 2008 is listed on the FEC.Gov Website {See it Here} regarding money spent on campaigns, both Republican and Democrats. My thought is why doesn't Obama pump that money back into the economy instead of using it for Commercials, Jetting around the US, paying his staff a substantial amount of money, or making constituents’ believe he will do a great job as a new president, when I’m not really sure what good he has done so far? Expect Raised YOUR Taxes, spent YOUR money, and raised YOUR debt ceiling.
Lucy
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