Working Harder, Raising Less

Karl Rove writes a column for The Wall Street Journal on domestic politics, a subject with which he has demonstrated expertise. This week he describes Team Obama's difficulties in trying to raise the 1 billion dollars they've set as their 2012 goal, and the lack of enthusiasm those difficulties reflect. His conclusion is particularly pointed:

That virtually all Republicans and many independents consider Mr. Obama a failure is obvious. But many Democrats are disappointed with him, too. The president's difficulty in raising campaign cash is evidence of this. He is working a lot harder than he thought he would to raise a lot less than he had hoped.