Obama faces two opponents as he launches re-election bid
President Obama smiles during an event to promote clean energy
vehicles, Friday, April 1, 2011, at a UPS facility in Landover,
Md. AP Photo/Evan Vucci  AP Photo/Evan Vucci It's official!
Barack Obama is running for president.  "So even though I'm
focused on the job you elected me to do, and the race may not
reach full speed for a year or more, the work of laying the
foundation for our campaign must start today," the current
president wrote to his supporters when announcing his intention
to keep his job through 2016.  How he does his current job will
be the determining factor if he gets another four years.  In the
video that accompanied President Obama's announcement, one of
the average Americans featured set the tone for the campaign.
"I don't agree with Obama on everything, but I respect him and I
trust him," said Ed, a slightly southern accented man from North
Carolina. (watch the video at left)  Trust may be a key issue
for the president's bid for