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Confirmed: Obama's 2012 Headquarters in Chicago

As we mentioned a couple months ago, it appears that President Obama's reelection campaign headquarters would not be in Washington, DC as is traditionally the case. Instead the Obama 2012 campaign will be run out of office space in Chicago.

Report from CNN:

(CNN) – When President Barack Obama sets up his 2012 re-election campaign, it will . . . → Read More: Confirmed: Obama's 2012 Headquarters in Chicago

Obama considers moving 2012 campaign HQ to Chicago

In an attempt to recapture his ailing 2008 campaign image, President Obama is considering relocating his 2012 election headquarters to Chicago as opposed to basing it in Washington, DC.

Report from Sify:

US President Barack Obama is trying to win re-election by apparently risking, for the first time in history of the country, to move the campaign . . . → Read More: Obama considers moving 2012 campaign HQ to Chicago

President Obama set to run on tax increases in 2012

According to Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Barack Obama, the President would like to eliminate the tax cuts (a.k.a. raise taxes) for the highest income brackets in 2012 when the current tax cuts expire. Vice President Joe Biden has said the same thing, that the administration has a goal of eliminating this tax cut . . . → Read More: President Obama set to run on tax increases in 2012

Poll: 41% Of Dems Want Primary Opponent For Obama

Trusting everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, lets move back to politics. Not that this is going to happen, but polling organizations love garnering attention running polls like this one showing that 41% of Democrats support a primary challenge against President Obama.

Story from Talking Points Memo:

While President Obama has fared well at the state level in . . . → Read More: Poll: 41% Of Dems Want Primary Opponent For Obama

Poll shows Mitt Romney leading Obama 45 to 44

Romney has done well in many recent 2012 polls and this one is no exception.

Story from OzarksFirst.com:

(Hamden, CT) — The 2012 presidential election is still nearly two years away, but the pundits are already out with a preference poll.

The nationwide Quinnipiac University poll of more than two-thousand registered voters shows former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney . . . → Read More: Poll shows Mitt Romney leading Obama 45 to 44

Zogby: Will GOP Hold Independents in 2012?

Pollster John Zogby released an article today examining whether or not Republicans can hold the independent vote as they did in 2010. The GOP will need a another streak of independent votes to take on President Obama in 2012.

Article from Forbes:

What do Republican voters want, and how will that mesh with the interests of independent . . . → Read More: Zogby: Will GOP Hold Independents in 2012?

CNN/Time poll shows Obama losing to Huckabee, Romney

A heartening new poll from CNN/Time shows President Barack Obama with a tough battle ahead in 2012 for his reelection bid. Some Republican candidates fair better than others, see if your favorite is well-positioned already:

Washington (CNN) — His party got its clock cleaned in Tuesday's midterm elections, but President Barack Obama still remains competitive in some . . . → Read More: CNN/Time poll shows Obama losing to Huckabee, Romney