---
title: "Obama’s Second Term Goals and Public Opinion"
description: "President Obama on Monday laid out his second term priorities, naming a range of issues: the social safety net, entitlement programs, income inequality, climate change, gay rights and immigration reform. Here is what our surveys have found about public opinion on these topics."
date: "2013-01-22"
authors:
  - name: "Bruce Drake"
    job_title: "Former Senior Editor"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/bruce-drake/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2013/01/22/obamas-second-term-goals-and-public-opinion/"
categories:
  - "Barack Obama"
  - "Climate, Energy & Environment"
  - "Personal Finances"
  - "Political Issues"
  - "Retirement"
  - "Social Security & Medicare"
---

# Obama’s Second Term Goals and Public Opinion

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