Post 2: Due 9/30

What are President Obama's main hurdles in his reelection campaign? How do you think he could best try to overcome these hurdles? What could the Republicans do to help or hurt his campaign ambitions? Do you think trying to sabotage Obama could backfire?

Please use complete paragraphs, cite your information and proof read BEFORE posting. Keep in mind feedback I gave you and feedback you got from your classmates from post #1.

Response to Post #1

Please post your response to post 1 here. Please be specific in your praise or criticism of your classmate's post. Please state who you are responding to. If you use or refer to sources please be sure to cite them in your post.

Due: Friday, September 23rd

Post #1: Due 9/16/2011

Presidential elections are always a fun and important part of studying American government. Read up on the upcoming presidential election and answer the following questions in your post. Please use complete paragraphs, cite your information and proof read BEFORE posting. I look forward to reading your first posts!

*What candidate running for president in 2012 are you the most excited about? Who are you the most frustrated or outraged by? Why?

The leading candidates' webpages are below. They could be helpful to you. However, I want your post to use media sources and not just the candidates' propaganda in your post.

*Michele Bachman (R)
http://www.michelebachmann.com/

*Jon Huntsman (R)
http://jon2012.com

*Barack Obama (D)
http://www.barackobama.com

*Ron Paul (R)
http://ronpaul2012.com/

*Rick Perry (R)
http://www.rickperry.org

*Mitt Romney (R)
http://mittromney.com