Looking at the New York Times today is an indication that the 2012 presidential election is starting to become more serious already. Two of the articles on the front page revolve around next year's election: "Auto Bailout Done, Obama Looks for Payback" and the photograph titled, "We Spruced Up the Park. Now Can We Stay?"
President Obama visited Michigan for the ninth time since he has been in office, defending his decision of the auto bailout and attempting to secure the state's votes. This article predicts that in order for President Obama to be reelected, he will need to win Michigan. Beginning with a summary lead, the article presented facts about Michigan's voting patterns and the odds of President Obama winning this state.
The other article revolved less directly around the presidential election, but is still extremely relevant to next year's election. "Tidying Up, Pre-emptively, But Showdown May Loom" was a follow-up article about the Occupy Wall Street protests and how the owners of the park where the protest is occurring are attempting to force out the protesters. The people involved with Occupy Wall Street are protesting political issues that are relevant to the candidates running in the upcoming election
Articles like these that present political issues and topics about next years election are only going to grow in frequency as time goes on, leading up until next November.
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