People listen as US President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event at the Verizon Wireless Arena – Stuart Siegel Center May 5, 2012 in Richmond, Virginia. President Obama is traveling to Ohio and Virginia where he will hold rallies and officially begin his re-election bid for the 2012 US Presidential election. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GettyImages)