Will Obama crack under the pressure at the debate tonight?

It has to be tough for President Obama. With the economy at a sluggish standstill, high unemployment, the national debt over $16 trillion, the Benghazi coverup, poor debate performances, and the presidential election only weeks away, President Obama must be under sever stress.

During the past few weeks, his primary focus has been solely on his re-election bid. But ignoring his elected duties as President of the United States places him in a precarious situation because he is wide open to dereliction of duty criticism.

For example, during the past week, he has received 3 daily briefings. Additionally, he met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The remainder of the time he was either campaigning or preparing for tonight's debate.

While Mr. Obama only attended 2 campaign fundraising events and treated winners of his campaign recent campaign contest to dinner, he has been holed up since Saturday preparing for the debate. But instead of remaining focused on this, he managed to sneak away to visit a campaign office on Sunday. Unfortunately, this is the same type of behavior that he exhibited prior to the first debate when he visited the Hoover Dam.

So, the pressure is on President Obama to perform tonight. But the question is: Will the stress of the pointed criticism that he might receive cause him to forget his talking points and lose his composure?

He must perform tonight, and he knows it. Otherwise, he will most certainly lose the election and be forced to leave the White House, forgoing all the perks, travel, and parties that go with it. The social stakes are high!

Below is a summary of the President Obama's activities during the week of Wednesday October 10 through Tuesday October 16 2012.


Today, Tuesday, October 16, 2012

• President Obama leaves Williamsburg VA and travels to New York where he will participate in the second presidential debate tonight at Hofstra University.
• Michelle Obama speaks at a campaign event in Chapel Hill, NC. She will then fly to NY and attend the debate.
• VP Biden attends the funeral service for Arlen Specter.

Monday, October 15, 2012

• President Obama O received a daily briefing at 10:10AM. Then, he spent the rest of the day preparing for the debate.
• Mrs. Obama attended 2 campaign events. The first was in Delaware OH, and the second in Cleveland OH.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

• President Obama continued his campaign preparation in Williamsburg VA, but also visited a local campaign office (above picture)

Saturday, October 13, 2012

• President Obama traveled to Williamsburg VA to begin debate preparation.

Friday, October 12, 2012

• President Obama had dinner with winners of his campaign contest at 6:30PM.
• VP Biden and his wife Jill traveled to La Crosse WI and where the VP spoke at a campaign event at the University of Wisconsin there.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

• Mister Obama started the day with a 9:45 AM daily briefing. He then flew to Miami FL where he attended 2 campaign events. He returned to DC that night.
• VP Biden participated in the only Vice Presidential Debate in Kentucky.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

• President Obama had a daily briefing at 10:45 AM. Later, he met with Secretary of State Clinton.
• Michelle Obama attended a campaign event with grassroots supporters in Fountain CO.