Obama's secret is revealed
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April 4, 2011, Monday
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US President Barack Obama is about to make one of Washington's worst-kept secrets official: he wants a second term.
According to Democratic Party officials, Obama intends to file papers as early as this week with the Federal Election Commission to launch his 2012 re-election campaign. He also will announce his candidacy to supporters via email and text messages.
The widely anticipated but formal step of registering with the FEC will free Obama to start raising money for the re-election effort, which, like his 2008 campaign, will be run from Chicago.
That fundraising has already begun. Obama netted US$1.5 million at a fundraiser in New York's Harlem last week.
He's also due to headline events in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco this week.
Obama raised an eye-catching US$750 million in 2008.
The president isn't expected to face a primary challenge.
Staying focused
Though a cast of Republican governors, former governors and others are laying the groundwork for a presidential bid, none has entered the race so far.
As the Obama campaign operation ramps up behind the scenes in terms of money, message and manpower, Obama plans to stay focused on his day job. Aside from the fundraising that will be required of him, he intends to stay out of the fray until Republicans settle on a candidate next spring.
His hopes for a second term received a boost on Friday after the government said the March unemployment rate dipped to its lowest level in two years, to 8.8 percent, and that the economy added 216,000 jobs last month.
Polls show the economy is voters' top concern and Republicans plan to make an issue of Obama's handling of the recovery.
Obama said Friday's numbers mean the "economy is showing signs of real strength" as it continues to recover.
According to Democratic Party officials, Obama intends to file papers as early as this week with the Federal Election Commission to launch his 2012 re-election campaign. He also will announce his candidacy to supporters via email and text messages.
The widely anticipated but formal step of registering with the FEC will free Obama to start raising money for the re-election effort, which, like his 2008 campaign, will be run from Chicago.
That fundraising has already begun. Obama netted US$1.5 million at a fundraiser in New York's Harlem last week.
He's also due to headline events in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco this week.
Obama raised an eye-catching US$750 million in 2008.
The president isn't expected to face a primary challenge.
Staying focused
Though a cast of Republican governors, former governors and others are laying the groundwork for a presidential bid, none has entered the race so far.
As the Obama campaign operation ramps up behind the scenes in terms of money, message and manpower, Obama plans to stay focused on his day job. Aside from the fundraising that will be required of him, he intends to stay out of the fray until Republicans settle on a candidate next spring.
His hopes for a second term received a boost on Friday after the government said the March unemployment rate dipped to its lowest level in two years, to 8.8 percent, and that the economy added 216,000 jobs last month.
Polls show the economy is voters' top concern and Republicans plan to make an issue of Obama's handling of the recovery.
Obama said Friday's numbers mean the "economy is showing signs of real strength" as it continues to recover.
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