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Obama announces re-election bid
2011-04-05 00:19:12
4 April 2011 Last updated at 22:29 Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Barack Obama announces 2012 re-election bid Mr Obama has seen his approval rating dip during two years in office Continue reading the main story Related Stories Obama re-election bid announcement Republican candidates for 2012 Obama poll ratings tracked
US President Barack Obama has announced his intention to stand for a second term in office in 2012.
Mr Obama's team released a video on his official website and sent an e-mail to supporters announcing his plans.
The president has an online network of millions of Americans and his web campaign was widely seen as a key plank of his election success in 2008.
The announcement was widely expected, and his campaign team are set to file election papers this week.
Mr Obama does not actually appear in the video, posted on YouTube as well as the official campaign website. Instead supporters look back to the 2008 campaign and talk of their hopes for the 2012 bid.
"I don't agree with Obama on everything but I respect him and I trust him," Ed, from North Carolina, says in the video, a line seen as voicing a perspective aimed at attracting liberals and independents who have criticised some of Mr Obama's policies.
In his e-mail to supporters, Mr Obama said the campaign would start small and grow over time, "with people organising block-by-block, talking to neighbours, co-workers, and friends".
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