On April 4 , 2011 , Obama announced his reelection campaign for 2012 in a video titled `` It Begins with Us '' that he posted on his website and filed election papers with the Federal Election Commission .
On April 4 , 2011 Obama declared that he would stand for re-election for a second term in 2012 in a video titled `` It Begins with Us '' that he posted on his website and filed election papers with the Federal Election Commission .