Barack Obama, the current POTUS, has already kicked off his campaign to be re-elected for a second term.
He is looking to make a tour of Democrat donors and start fundraising again. He is also looking to restart the grassroots campaign that served him so well in the 2008 election.
The Republicans have not even started looking at choosing their candidate, so why is Obama starting so early. As the incumbent, he must be the favourite, and given the state of the Republicans, it's difficult to see anyone who could beat him.
So, why has he started now, shouldn't he be running the country instead given the current economic climate and more overseas conflicts?