State of the Campaign Address?

As President Obama prepares to give his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, The Hill looks at the efforts to balance the policy and politics of an election year address.

“The White House has said in no uncertain terms that Obama’s path to
another term will be cleared by open conflict with a
Republican-controlled House that is deeply unpopular with voters, so
observers expect a pugnacious Obama to take the lectern… While there
might be some finger-wagging, don’t expect a trash-talking president.
After all, you can’t exactly walk into someone else’s house, sit on the
living room couch and drop some insults… At the same time, the White
House has pushed back at suggestions the State of the Union will be
Obama’s first major stump speech of his reelection bid, insisting Obama
will focus on policy in the address.”