The U.S. 2012 Presidential Campaign promises improved strategies, new technology and lots of drama!
I read Amanda’s post and I agree with her completely. The 2012 U.S. Presidential Campaign will have to use innovation, opportunity and visibility. Personally, I agree more with the innovation factor. I imagine new media trends being ready to be used for the next campaign, and it will help that the grassroots movement that supported Barack Obama is already used to a tech-savvy campaign. I am sure the Republicans learned their lesson very well and will be ready and fired up to fight back with all their strength. They will also use the best media available to win the White House. I already know that Obama will pursue his reelection, so in terms of visibility, I don’t think he will have any problems at all.
I wonder about the issues that will drive the next campaign. I suspect that the Republican candidate will be Mitt Romney. I think that the most important factor for Obama’s reelection will be his performance during this first mandate. So far, so good. He even won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, and no one saw that coming! I imagine there will be many surprises along the way. What will Sarah Palin do for the Republican Party? Will the people that supported Obama will still support him as feverishly as they did in 2008? Will all the interest groups will be satisfied with what they received from the President?
At this point, we are still in the middle of health care reform, the war in Afghanistan, the severe economic crisis and scary job statistics. We still need to hear about immigration reform, as Hispanics were a strong constituency for Obama. Then we will need to hear about clean energy and climate change. We all hope for the green economy to come and revolutionize our lifestyles. We need to hear about advancements in science and technology and education. And what about foreign policy and the war in Iraq? What about nuclear proliferation? All of these issues are going to define the scenario in which Barack Obama will be fighting for a new chance to lead this country again.
Sometimes I think that people can be forgetful and ungrateful. We are living in very difficult times, and hopefully the Democratic party will have supported this President strongly enough in the Senate and the House of Representatives in order for people to still believe in his amazing rethoric. At the end, I think actions and results will define who wins or looses in 2012.
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