The Obama Campaign - Key Issues

The key issues of the Obama Campaign, or ofopposed to the Bush administration's stand on
any presidential candidate for that matter, havethese issues, will go hand in hand with a lot of
always been of interest to large number ofreforms. To ensure that the troops have the
people. What America does in terms of its policies,resources, support, and equipment they need to
within and outside of the nation, certainly provesprotect themselves and fulfill their mission, to
influential and important for the rest of the world.change the rigid national security structure
Here is a brief account of Obama's views oninherited from the Cold War era, to address the
various issues like civil rights, economy andproblem of recruitment and retention in the
defense.armed forces and to provide proper care
Disparities continue to trouble the American civilattention to wounded soldiers and veterans are
rights system. Intolerance and hate crimes havehis top priorities.
been on the rise. Recent studies have discoveredOne of the biggest challenges of the Obama
numerous organized efforts to intimidate misleadcampaign will be to jumpstart the economy. A
and suppress minority voters and pay inequitysore point with the Americans for a long time
among men and women continue too in one ofnow, Obama's policies will make space for a
the most advanced nations of the world. Obamawindfall profits tax on excessive oil company
plans to counter these attacks by strengtheningprofits to give American families an immediate
civil rights enforcement; working to overturn the$1,000 emergency energy rebate to help families
Supreme Court's recent ruling that curtails racialpay rising bills. He will also provide $50 billion to
minorities' and women's ability to challenge payjumpstart the economy and prevent 1 million
discrimination and to ensure equal pay for equalAmericans from losing their jobs. Many tax
work. Obama's policies with regard to deceptivereforms are also in the pipeline to provide relief to
voting practices and racial profiling are also goingthe middle class. Through his emphasis on free
to be stringent.market and fair trade Obama wants to ensure he
Defense and economy are the two bulwarks ofstrengthens the American economy and creates
the American nation and both have suffered a lotmore jobs.
of late. Obama's views, which are stringently