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Obamas On Oprah: First Couple Returning for One of Winfrey's Final Shows

Apr 13, 2011 4:45 AM CDT

Obama Returning to Oprah

First couple to appear on one of host's final shows

(Newser) - President and Michelle Obama have been lined up to appear on one of the final episodes of the Oprah Winfrey Show. The Obamas—who last made a joint appearance on Oprah in 2006—will tape an episode of the chat show later this month, and the show will be aired...

Obama 2012:
From 'Yes We Can'
to 'Whatever'

jon stewart

Apr 5, 2011 6:55 AM CDT

Obama 2012: From 'Yes We Can' to 'Whatever'

Maybe it has something to do with his failure to deliver on campaign promises?

(Newser) - President Obama is officially running for reelection , but somehow his campaign slogan has gone from "Yes We Can" to "You Know, Whatever," Jon Stewart complained last night on the Daily Show . Obama's first campaign video features supporters with a disturbing lack of enthusiasm, saying (and Stewart is,...

President Obama Launches 2012 Election Campaign With Web Video

It's Official:
Obama
Launches
2012 Bid

Apr 4, 2011 5:38 AM CDT

It's Official: Obama Launches 2012 Bid

Interviews supporters around the country in web video

(Newser) - President Obama has announced his reelection bid via web video—though he doesn’t say a word in it. Instead, it's a montage of supporters explaining why they’ll back the president in 2012. “We’re not leaving it up to chance,” or assuming he’ll win because...

Obama Cranks Up
the 2012 Money
Machine

Mar 4, 2011 11:02 AM CST

Obama Cranks Up the 2012 Money Machine

Donors asked to give $61,600 annually to DNC

(Newser) - Some of Barack Obama’s top operatives have embarked on a cross-country “listening tour,” pumping top donors for big 2012 donations, Politico reports. They’re asking donors who maxed out on donations to Obama and Hillary Clinton in 2008 to join a new “National Finance Council,”...

In Lieu
of Flowers,
Give to Beat
Obama in '12

Mar 2, 2011 12:48 PM CST

In Lieu of Flowers, Give to Beat Obama in '12

Recent obituaries want to unseat president from beyond grave

(Newser) - The dead people are mad as hell, and some of them aren't going to take it anymore: A recent obituary trend involves asking for donations in lieu of flowers ... specifically, donations to anyone running against President Obama in 2012. Salon , tipped off by a tweet from The Fix , found at...

Election 2012: Mitt Romney Beats President Barack Obama in New Hampshire Poll

Romney Beats
Obama in NH Poll

Feb 15, 2011 8:05 AM CST

Romney Beats Obama in NH Poll

Of course, 78% of potential GOP voters haven't entirely made up their mind

(Newser) - The 2012 presidential race is already heating up: A new poll shows that Mitt Romney is the frontrunner in New Hampshire, beating President Obama in a hypothetical race by 49% to 41%. Romney, not surprisingly, is also the leading Republican, coming out well ahead of other potential candidates. While a...

Conservative Owns Obama Catchphrase Website

winthefuture.com

Jan 24, 2011 11:46 AM CST

Conservative Owns Obama Catchphrase Website

WinTheFuture.com could go to RNC

(Newser) - President Obama has been talking a lot about the need to “win the future” lately. In fact, it sounds like a pretty good re-election campaign slogan, notes Roll Call . There's just one teensy-tiny issue: A conservative activist already owns WinTheFuture.com—and .org, .net, and every other WinTheFuture website....

Obama Would Beat
Palin, Romney in 2012

NEW POLL

Dec 16, 2010 5:49 AM CST

Obama Would Beat Palin, Romney in 2012

Survey finds little change in president's numbers

(Newser) - Things may be tough for President Obama at the moment, but don’t rule him out: he’s poised to win in 2012, an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds. Though his approval rating is at its lowest, he would still beat Sarah Palin or Mitt Romney—and three-quarters of...

Big-Time Dem Donors Defecting Over Tax Cuts for Wealthy

Dec 10, 2010 5:46 AM CST

Big-Time Dem Donors Defecting Over Tax Cuts for Wealthy

'Cave-in to GOP' sapping support for 2012

(Newser) - Wealthy liberals will have more money in their pockets because of President Obama's extension of tax cuts for the richest Americans—but they don't plan on sharing it with Obama's re-election campaign. Donors angered by the tax-cut deal say the president has caved to Republican pressure and they plan to...

Axelrod: I'll Leave
Next Year to
Work on
Obama 2012

Nov 14, 2010 4:14 PM CST

Axelrod: I'll Leave Next Year to Work on Obama 2012

Top adviser appears to confirm a reelection bid

(Newser) - Despite some people advising him not to , it appears President Obama is officially running for reelection in 2012. David Axelrod told Fox News Sunday he will leave the White House next year to begin work on the campaign, USA Today reports. “Sometime in the spring, late winter, early spring,...

Obama Team Already
Planning for 2012

Feb 24, 2010 8:22 AM CST

Obama Team Already Planning for 2012

Plouffe, Axelrod, Messina lay groundwork for reelection campaign

(Newser) - President Obama’s inner circle is already privately laying the groundwork for his 2012 reelection campaign. The planning so far consists mostly of informal private conversations, in between more rigorous 2010 planning, but insiders tell Politico that the consensus is that the campaign will be run out of Chicago, managed...