By — Quinn Bowman Quinn Bowman Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/political-checklist-biden-laden-death-yields-political-capital-for-obama Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Political Checklist: Bin Laden Death Yields Political Capital for Obama Politics May 2, 2011 2:30 PM EDT A day after the dramatic announcement that U.S. forces had killed Osama bin Laden, the world’s most-wanted terrorist, David Chalian, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff assess how the news could impact President Obama’s political standing. The team agrees that while it is unclear how this will affect the 2012 race, the moment stands to unite even President Obama’s political opponents in praising his administration’s successful pursuit of the man who was the driving force behind al-Qaida. You can read our live blog of bin Laden news here, and our politics page here. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Quinn Bowman Quinn Bowman Quinn Bowman is PBS NewsHour's Capitol Hill producer. @quinnbowman
A day after the dramatic announcement that U.S. forces had killed Osama bin Laden, the world’s most-wanted terrorist, David Chalian, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff assess how the news could impact President Obama’s political standing. The team agrees that while it is unclear how this will affect the 2012 race, the moment stands to unite even President Obama’s political opponents in praising his administration’s successful pursuit of the man who was the driving force behind al-Qaida. You can read our live blog of bin Laden news here, and our politics page here. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now