Amidst the shocking outcomes of the GOP race, Mr. Obama's presidency has been improving lately — thanks to encouraging economic news as well as divisive infighting among Republicans. “I’m absolutely confident we’re going to win this thing,” Mr. Obama said. While Mr. Obama stressed that his success was dependent on supporters’ helping him as they did in 2008, the confidence within the White House reflects the clashes dividing Republicans.
In the presidential race and in Congress, Republicans have turned on one another with a fierceness that distresses party leaders, who fear that it can only benefit Mr. Obama. After South Carolina’s primary results on Saturday scrambled the contest, the battle between the two front-runners — former Gov. Romney of Massachusetts and former Speaker of the House, Gingrich — escalated to full-scale war as the fight shifts to Florida. The outcome of Republicans’ nomination fight will go far in deciding Mr. Obama’s fate, by defining the choice for voters.
Right now, the economy is Mr. Obama’s main antagonist. He is running for a second term with an unemployment rate — 8.5 percent in December — that is higher than it has been for any president who was able to win re-election. However, “U.S. economic data have been on a positive streak,” and“modest improvement in growth is likely as we move into 2012.” -Jerry Webman, chief economist. Who knows what positive change can come about by November.
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