President Obama is deemphasizing some of his signature, yet unpopular, accomplishments in an effort to woo skeptical voters, according to the Associated Press.
The AP reports:
The president can't tell voters about a grand economic comeback story because there isn't one to tell. In foreign affairs, he can't declare outright victory in Iraq and Afghanistan so he promotes the ending of a "decade under the dark cloud of war." Health care reform, his most prominent legislative achievement, is unpopular with many voters and could be struck down by the Supreme Court this month.
Obama's re-election slogan — "Forward" — aims to fit the times, offering a sober assessment of a nation trying to turn the page from war and economic turmoil under his watch while implying that Republican Romney would take the country backward.
The president offers a steady drumbeat about a "make-or-break moment" for the middle class and creating a country "where everybody gets a fair shot and everybody is doing their fair share."