What will Barack Obama do for America while he's president?

Answer 1

This is a difficult question to answer, because it calls for a prediction. We can tell you some things he has accomplished in his first term, but there is no way to know what he will accomplish in his second term. It should also be noted that his political opponents do not agree that he has accomplished anything positive so far. But his supporters would say that among the things he has done are these: he has prevented the US from sliding into another Depression; helped turn around the economy; rescued the US auto industry and helped it return to profitability; expanded health care access to millions of Americans; ended US involvement in Iraq and brought most of the troops home; gave the order that killed Osama bin Laden; championed legislation that promoted equal pay for women; promoted legislation that promoted equal treatment for gay people.

Needless to say, his opponents would say he has had a negative impact (or a negligible one) on the economy, since he has not decreased the deficit nor put enough Americans back to work. His supporters would say the economy will continue to improve in his second term, and that the policies he tried to enact were stymied by partisan gridlock in congress. At this point, early in his second term, while he has said he wants to address gun violence and work on Immigration reform, it is difficult to know what Mr. Obama will be able to achieve in the next four years.

Answer 2

At the start of his first term in office, many people had widely ranging predictions on this, both good and bad. Currently, however, most if not all of the negative predictions have been proven wrong. For more opinions on this topic, see the related questions below about what some contributors think he has been doing right and wrong so far as President.

Answer 3

It depends on who is answering the question: his political opponents will say he has done nothing and his administration has been a failure. But his political supporters will say that is unfair, because he has many achievements. They include: ending the war in Iraq, supervising the mission to kill Osama Bin Laden; saving the American auto industry; passing health care reform; giving working and middle class Americans at least two tax cuts, ending Don't Ask/Don't Tell, etc. You may want to go to the websites of both Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney to see the claims each side is making. But no matter which side you are on, the president has done a number of things during his first term, and probably wishes he could have done more.

Answer 4

He will stay and enjoy the rest of his life.

Answer 5

he brings hope for a freshstart