1) Growing public doubt that republicans offer a serious alternative
The Perry / Cain spectacle is a turnoff
2) The economy has bottomed out
Hiring may inch up
3) Occupy Wall Street has changed the national conversation
Economic inequality is on the table
4) Progressives are less obsessed with what the president is doing wrong
Big picture issues are finally getting attention
5) The vote in Ohio shows conservative over-reach
Cops, firefighters, teachers and nurses are not the problem
6) Americans like the guy
He’s honest and decent and he’s learning the ropes
7) Michelle and the girls
A beautiful family all Americans can be proud of
8) The European crisis is scary
It’s tough here but thank God we’re not Greece
9) The election’s a year away
The tea party takeover of the House didn’t work out
10) Troops coming home
Iraq and Afghanistan are winding down