The only republican candidate I'd like to see run against Obama (for the sake of a decent republican option) would be Mitch Daniels. But Obama likely will be running against one of the bottom of the barrel republicans, such as Michele Bachmann or Newt, which means the campaigning will be especially skeezy. I'm not looking forward to that.
That widely anticipated but formal step of registering with the FEC will free Obama to start raising money for the re-election effort, which, like his 2008 campaign, will be run from Chicago.
That fundraising already has begun. Obama netted $1.5 million at a Democratic fundraiser in New York's Harlem this past week. He's also scheduled to travel in the week ahead to headline events in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Obama raised an eye-catching $750 million in 2008. Read more at AP
