President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill on Tuesday evening. The US president will deliver the traditional speech on the State of the Union. With a novelty for the first time since 2009, the Democratic president will address a Congress which both chambers are controlled by his Republican opponents.
The Democrats have suffered a severe setback in the November elections, despite the good results of the country, booming economy, low gas prices, unemployment fell by half deficit halved and very low interest rates.
Barack Obama curiously much more relaxed now than a few weeks as says Allan Lichtman, a historian of American presidencies.
"It has areas of concern, to ensure his legacy, doing what he thinks is best for the country. And it seems to focus on this, he's more relaxed, it seems itself less under the control of consultants, and not surprisingly, his popularity has increased! People love the authentic politicians. "
However, two years ahead will not be easy for President in the eyes of Allan Lichtman.
"You always need a good speech about bipartisanship, because Americans - like those who believe in fairy tales - still believe in bipartisanship, even if he does not really exist. And the reality is that the Republicans and Democrats do not agree! On each substantive issue, there this deep ideological divide between the two parties. "
Faced with the Republicans, Obama should defend the social issues that are dear to him as equality of income, access to health care and higher education.
Stefan Grobe, euronews, Washington
"Tuesday night, President Obama will be positioned in the Social Democratic European, defender of the middle class against the Republicans without heart. Obama says he wants to work with Congress, but the battle lines are already fixed. "
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