November 2012 is drawing more and more near. Sweat is accumulating on the brow of President Barack Obama as Mitt Romney and the other Republican candidates present themselves well to the American public in primaries. The incumbency looks has lost clout with the constituency in regards to the upcoming election, for the past four years of the white house has become exclusively ornate with poor economic policies and “deceptions” about taking the troops out of war in the Middle East. Even worse for the incumbency is the trends shown by NY Times in the article, “Poll Sees Shift in Independent Vote, a Hurdle for Obama,” published January 18th. NY Times’ findings show that only 31% of independent voters approve of Obama and his work as a president this year. After running away with the independent vote last election, this lack of support could be detrimental this year. If Romney or any other Republican nominee can convince these voters to support him, Obama would be out of his must lucrative support system.
With the threat of voters jumping off of the Hope bandwagon, it is interesting to see what means the Obama administration will go to in order to re-secure these or other voters. This makes me think of the McLuhan quote that Pico Iyer mentioned. It says, “When things come at your very fast, naturally you lose touch with yourself.” Sure, the election is 10 months away; however, in political time the 10 months is 7 minutes. Obama’s reign as president may soon be over. I hope he doesn’t stoop to going against his principles or the value he stand for just to garner more votes and either neutralize or swing the swing voters back to his side. The Obama administration should not lose focus of how they won in the first place and what defines Obama as a man and/or leader if they care to continue working for the White House for 4 more years.
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