Barack Obama was destined to be a game changing President. He came in 2008 after 8 years of irresponsible leadership under Bush. Many were riding high on his message of change. However, it seemed like outside forces had other plans.
With the economy still not recovering following the 2008 housing market crisis, the botched operation to kill Osama bin Laden and the subsequent attempt to cover it up, as well as the infamous ATF gun walking scandal (Operation Fast and Furious) that led to the deaths of seven Border Patrol Agents (which also led to the resignation of Eric Holder), it was no surprise that Obama was defeated by Mitt Romney in 2012.
But this begs the question, had these events gone a different way, would Obama have had a better shot at being re-elected?
OOC: My second DBWI timeline. There are a few POD’s. First, the operation to kill Osama bin Laden fails and the Obama administration trying to pass it off as a training exercise gone horribly awry, and the ATF gunwalking scandal in 2012 has more severe consequences than in OTL.
With the economy still not recovering following the 2008 housing market crisis, the botched operation to kill Osama bin Laden and the subsequent attempt to cover it up, as well as the infamous ATF gun walking scandal (Operation Fast and Furious) that led to the deaths of seven Border Patrol Agents (which also led to the resignation of Eric Holder), it was no surprise that Obama was defeated by Mitt Romney in 2012.
But this begs the question, had these events gone a different way, would Obama have had a better shot at being re-elected?
OOC: My second DBWI timeline. There are a few POD’s. First, the operation to kill Osama bin Laden fails and the Obama administration trying to pass it off as a training exercise gone horribly awry, and the ATF gunwalking scandal in 2012 has more severe consequences than in OTL.