The State of the Union Address
If you did not know, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. This will be President Obama’s chance to hit back at the Republicans candidates who have been criticizing his Presidency and they way he has mismanaged the economy. In a brief sense, this is Barrack Obama’s reelection address.
There are a number of key issues that President Obama must address to the nation if he wants to continue the advantage he has over a fractured Republican party (at the moment). No modern president has ever been reelected with an unemployment rating as high as is was during his first four years. He will have to account for an approval rating that fluctuates between the low-to-mid forties.
He will have to continue to defend Obama-care in light of the attacks by the Republican party and along with this will attempt to sway the middle t0 low-class families with promises of lower taxes, increased opportunities for small business owners, and the housing market which still has not rebounded they way the President would have liked and once promised.
It will be interesting to see the dynamic of the State of the Union with regards to the number of applause breaks the President receives. Last year was NOT an election year and had the added patriotic return of Senator Gabrielle Giffords. With so many Americans in need of answers and not political rhetoric it will be interesting to see how Congress (especially the Republicans) act towards the President’s speech.
