http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/02/201229103619199404.html
Barack Obama, the US president, can hardly campaign on being the candidate of change this time around, but as his term comes to a close, he still appears to be honing his campaign message as he seeks re-election.
It is not just Republicans making the case that Obama needs to be challenged on his record - even some within his own party seem unconvinced by what they have seen during his first term.
Many on the left say the president appears too weak, too friendly and has positioned himself too far towards the Republicans - becoming a caricature of his predecessors, one too eager to give in to their demands.
One critic has branded his presidential style as being the perfect party follower as opposed to the perfect leader - courting Wall Street and large corporations when he should be limiting their influence on the White House's agenda.
On issues ranging from his healthcare bill to Israel and the still-operational Guantanamo Bay, Obama has been accused of not standing his ground.
He has been challenged for fulfilling his election promise in pulling troops out of Afghanistan, his critics insisting that "the war against the Taliban is unfinished and the pull out gave the enemy the upper hand".
And all the candidates say Obama has not been vocal enough in his support for Israel. Mitt Romney has gone so far as to say he has "thrown Israel under a bus".
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