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Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign slogan, “change you can believe in” could easily be the metaphor for his short but explosive political career. The question is whether Obama has been able to convert that catchphrase into sweeping change of the federal government. The president’s reelection will likely depend on it.

During his first year in office, Obama saw his approval ratings sink and the loss of the Democrats filibuster-proof 60-seat Senate majority with the triumph of Scott Brown (R) in Massachusetts. But in March 2010, the president managed to rally the troops and pass historic health-care reform legislation expanding coverage to 32 million Americans and outlawing certain insurance company practices like refusing to cover those with preexisting conditions. “This is what change looks like,” Obama proclaimed post-vote.

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Romney holds key advantages among financially struggling white voters

(Jae C. Hong / AP)

In election dominated by the flagging economy, President Obama trails Mitt Romney on several measures among white voters buffeted by job losses.

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In Iowa, Obama touts clean energy, hits Republicans and Romney on economic agenda

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In Iowa, president hits Romney on deficit arguments, Congress on wind-power inaction.

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Magic of 2008 campaign past, Obama gets tough with Romney in swing-state Iowa

(Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press)

DES MOINES, Iowa — President Barack Obama delivered his harshest rebuttal yet to rival Mitt Romney on Thursday, dismissing his challenger’s claims as “a cowpie of distortions” while seeking to rekindle the all-but-faded Iowa magic that launched him in 2008. Escalating his criticism of Romney’s background as a venture capitalist, Obama said it wasn’t adequate preparation for the presidency.

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Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign slogan, “change you can believe in” could easily be the metaphor for his short but explosive political career. The question is whether Obama has been able to convert that catchphrase into sweeping change of the federal government. The president’s reelection will likely depend on it.Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign slogan, “change you can believe in” could easily be the metaphor for his short but explosive political career. The question is whether Obama has been able to convert that catchphrase into sweeping change of the federal government. The president’s reelection will likely depend on it.