President Obama Campaigns In Attempt To Save Job

While a wave of enthusiasm swept Barack Obama into the White House in 2008, the President is reportedly facing much bleaker prospects in certain States as he attempts to get re-elected.
According to The Associated Press, in 2008 Obama was the first Democrat to win North Carolina since Jimmy Carter in 1976, but he barely did so, besting Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) by fewer than 15,000 votes. Such an upset could be much less likely in 2012 as the President’s polling numbers remain low in large part because of the weak economy.
The news source reports that interviews it conducted throughout the Tar Heel State, which has the nation’s 10th highest unemployment rate, showed that many who were vocal supporters of Obama in 2008 have lost some of their excitement.
“I don’t think that enthusiasm is quite as broad as it was,” Shirley Tate, a 66-year-old former teacher, told the news source.
The AP reports that there are a number of other States in similar situations as North Carolina in regard to Obama supporters, such as Virginia and Florida.
Fox News reports that Obama recently visited North Carolina to try to sell the State on the 2009 stimulus.
According to the AP, a large majority of Americans disapprove of Obama’s handling of the economy.