(AhlulBayt News Agency) - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs as saying on Friday: "We've made some progress on getting our economy back in order, and I think the president wants to continue to do that." Gibbs also added that Obama planned to file official candidacy papers in the coming months.
This is while the approval ratings of the first African-American president of the US are at their worst levels since he took office in 2009. The latest polls showed that less than half of Americans approve of his performance in the White House.
According to Gallup figures, Obama's approval ratings stood at 45 percent in November, down from almost 65 percent during his first days in office in 2009.
Some experts believe that Obama's chances to win a second term in office are little since he failed to keep the promises he had made.
According to more detailed information from officials, Obama intends to close the White House's political office and send his deputy chief of staff Jim Messina to run the campaign in his home town of Chicago.
Two years ahead of the next presidential campaign, the rival Republican candidate is yet to be determined.
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