Obama Aides Already Planning Re-Election Campaign
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 24th, 2010 5:40 am by HL
Obama Aides Already Planning Re-Election Campaign
President Obama’s top advisers are “quietly laying the groundwork for the 2012 reelection campaign,” Politico reports, “which is likely to be run out of Chicago and managed by White House deputy chief of staff Jim Messina.”
“The planning for now consists entirely of private conversations, with Obama aides at all levels indulging occasionally in closed-door 2012 discussions while focusing ferociously on the midterm elections and health-care reform… But the sources said Obama has given every sign of planning to run again, and wants the next campaign to resemble the highly successful 2008 effort.”
Many Still Undecided in Ohio Senate Race
A new Quinnipiac poll in Ohio finds Lee Fisher (D) now leading Jennifer Brunner (D) in the Democratic race for Senate, 29% to 20%. However, 48% of Democrats are still undecided.
In general election matchups, Rob Portman (R) leads Fisher, 40% to 37%, and beats Brunner, 40% to 35%.
Chafee Leads for Rhode Island Governor
A new Brown University poll in Rhode Island finds Lincoln Chafee (I) would beat the Democrats and Republicans in the race.
Chafee leads with 33.8% of the vote, followed by Frank Caprio (D) at 28% and John Robitaille (R) at 12%.
The results are similar with Patrick Lynch (D) as the Democratic candidate: Chafee leads with 32%, followed by Lynch at 17% and Robitaille at 13%.
