President Obama is facing an uphill battle in convincing voters in Florida to elect him a second time.
Obama, currently on a two-day swing through the Sunshine State, is confronting an-increasingly disappointed electorate who has seen unemployment linger above the national average and the housing market remain underwater in some parts of the state.
While voters in Florida bought into “hope and change” during the 2008 presidential race, they seem more skeptical now, observers say.
“It’s a lot starker for the president than it was four years ago,” said Brad Coker, the managing director of Mason Dixon Polling & Research Inc.
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