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President Barack Obama is asking for help. Not to resolve the conflict in Libya, or to persuade Republicans against forcing a government shut-down. President Obama is asking for help to bring him a victory in 2012 and four more years in the White House. On Monday Obama officially launched his reelection campaign. A website is already in place with an email list sign-up that asks, “Are you in?” and asks supporters to click on a red button that says, “I’m In.” The current federal budget crisis highlights the incredible obstacles the President has faced in his first two years. His agenda has been stymied at seemingly every turn by extreme partisan battles and the enduring recession. However Obama has also retreated from or contradicted many of his boldest, most progressive campaign promises. He compromised and extended tax cuts for the rich, his cabinet is bursting with former corporate and Wall Street big-wigs, and climate change legislation has been put on a remote back-burner. This leaves many of his ardent 2008 supporters wondering what they are “in” for, exactly, if Democrats win in 2012. A little over one year ago I spoke at length with journalist and author Sasha Abramsky about his book, Inside Obama’s Brain. In writing the book Abramsky attempted to learn who the President is, in order to determine where he is going, and his insights are especially relevant today.
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