It is now that journalists surge forward to question him about his Muslim plan and the criticism that has followed, not least the petition in Britain, America's oldest ally, now topping 500,000, to banish him.
And now that the surge is over, and the force of 68,000 American troops is scheduled to withdraw by the end of 2014, the Taliban's resilience has raised stark fears about what will happen next.
For the candidate who is elected, the challenge will be to sustain the reduction in violence and encourage political headway now that the "surge" of combat brigades is over and the military is scheduled to withdraw yet another brigade by February.
Now that the surge in funding has slowed and the United Nations is preparing new objectives to succeed its Millennium Development Goals, it is critical to target spending where it can be most effective.
About 68,000 American troops remain in Afghanistan now that the troop surge ordered by the Obama administration in 2010 has ended.
First, she spoke with Mr. Obama in Amman, and pressed him repeatedly to explain why he still opposes the troop surge now that it is deemed a success, a line of questioning that drove him to the brink of polite exasperation: "Katie," he replied, "you've asked me three different times, and I have said repeatedly that there is no doubt that our troops helped to reduce violence".
According to the official site, Shazam has connected more than 450 million people to date and this connection should see more of a surge now that the "wise guy app" is affiliated with Google Glass.
Senator Marco Rubio and Ohio Governor John Kasich are so far behind in the delegate count right now that barring an incredible surge by either candidate in the remaining primaries and caucuses, they'll need a contested convention to have any chance at winning.
"Community activists have felt for a while now that crime has been surging," said John Aravosis, a political consultant who started a Web site called safestreetsdc.com after being mugged last December.
