President Obama's Big Job: Political Pundits on the President's Priorities (371 hits)
2011-01-02 What do Blacks really need from Obama? JET asked some of the nation's top political analysts to weigh in, and- as these things often go- they didn't always agree. Check our Web site for a peek at their answers. Then, hit your nearest newsstand to read about where these talking heads converge. No matter how you look at it, 2012 will be a pivotal year for President Obama. Either he stages a successful campaign for re-election — or it will be his last year in the Oval Office.
With increasing worry about backlash over the stalled economy — and a GOP slate of candidates that looks a bit frightening, JET asked politicians, professors and political analysts what Obama must do. Here’s how they responded to the three pivotal questions we posed:
1. What should be Obama’s No. 1 policy priority in the New Year?
2. How should he change his approach to leadership this year?
3. What do African-Americans need from Obama in 2012?
Kevin Powell @kevin_powell
Activist/author of Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, and The Ghost of Dr. King: Blogs and Essays
1. President Obama’s No. 1 priority must be job creation, even if it means putting folks to work fixing bridges and roadways.
2. I think President Obama must return to the accessible campaign style that made him so effective in 2008.
3. African-Americans need what all Americans need: jobs and job training; small-business support; an overhaul of public schools; student-loan relief; and an action plan that deals with poverty. ...
