A Note on this Blog's Current Focus

The focus of this blog is on the election of a President. Well, been there and done that for this quadrennial, so what is there to write about that is 'on topic'?

Well, although many people haven't realized it, we are currently in the 'Spring Training' portion of the lead-up to the 2010 MidTerm elections. Granted, their is no Presidential Election in 2010, but all 535 members of the House and 1/3 of all Senators are up for re-election. How the Obama team is viewed in the Fall of 2010 will be the major undercurrent of the swing in seats in that election. It is also like a mid-semester report card on his administration. The 2010 election will also set the stage for the legislative mood Obama faces in the 2nd half of his first term and whether he will need to maintain or up his game to have a shot at re-election.

We are not even a month into the Obama Presidency and we are already talking about his re-election chances? Yup, that is what a 4 year presidency and a 2 year term for House members produces. The original framers of the Constitution tossed around several ideas for term length of the Presidency and whether or not there should be term limits. Suggestions ranged from unlimited 4 year terms (what was decided then) up to a single 20 year term (just think how that would have played out).

Anyway, we will cover items that show how the Obama presidency is developing, lessons learned, challenges ahead and (for now) how they will impact the 2010 MidTerm elections.