As Republicans held their first contest to determine President Obama’s challenger later this year, Obama delivered a speech to a gathering of Iowa Democrats. In his remarks, Obama offered a preview of his re-election campaign theme.

President Obama: “Part of what 2012 is about is both reminding the American people of how far we’ve traveled and the concrete effects that some of our work has had in terms of making sure that people have health insurance, or making sure that our troops are coming home, or making sure that young people are able to go to college. But part of it is also framing this larger debate about what kind of country are we going to leave for our children and our grandchildren. The main message that we’re going to have in 2012 is that we’ve done a lot, but we’ve got a lot more to do, and that’s why we need another four years to get it all done.”