Obama Looks to Grassroots Base, Battlegrounds With 2012 Bid

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President Obama announced his candidacy for the 2012 election.

In a YouTube video posted Monday, President Obama announced his candidacy for the 2012 election and filed official paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. Gwen Ifill discusses the announcement with political editor David Chalian.

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