Troops home, Affordable health care for all would do it for me. I would also like to see our Economy improved and Education transformed from what it is today. That of course will take a long time to see results.

I believe in all three of these. I think one standard would be the ability to change the way the rest of the world sees us? Will they still feel the same way at the end of the first term as they do now? Health care and the economy are my two top issues. We need to fix what is wrong within our own borders first.

He must. End the war, and the economy will likely improve. I need him to push his healthcare plan (or something similar) through Congress (I know Hillary will help), especially since I have some health issues and am in danger of losing my coverage. I have a lot of friends in this situation, too. The economy is important to me, but the only reason I would decide not to vote for him in 2012 is if he failed to get us out of Iraq.

1. Must re-deploy out of Iraq

2. Must push economy out of stagflation or recession depending upon status at end of first term

3. Must initiate and push a GREEN energy resource plan that reduces our consupmtion (National) by 5% by the end of his first term with targets of 25% by then end of his second -- if he get's that far.

4. Must review and push a re-re-re-redefined FISA bill to return the program to it's former status AND pursue and punish those who violated the Constitution AT ALL LEVELS

Other things I would like to see, but won't hold my breath...

To actually finish Part II of the 9/11 report.

To actually pursue and punish the leakers and conspirators of the leak of Valerie Plame's name

To walk back ALL changes made by the Bush Administration to the EPA and other environmental restrictions.

The first 4 for me are mandatory,if not then I would consider his first term a complete and utter failure.

Finishing part 2 of the 911 report? Tell me more if you have time.

I agree with TXDem08 (above) in that I'd prefer to see serious action on environmental issues over healthcare (if I have to choose, that is).  

If Obama wins that alone will make him historically successful.

No need to raise the bar to where failure is assured.

The next president should focus on the following issues

1)  Energy independence- there is a very real threat to our civilization and its from lack of energy.  This is more of a threat to civilization than terrorism.

2)  Economic realizm- America has been cashing the check from winning WWII for 63 years and there are no more funds there.  We need to manufacture things.  Real things that you can hold in your hand or touch.  Failure to do this will cause much more death than 9/11.  We need electric or hydrogen cars and energy from point 1.

3)  These issues will solve all other issues.  Don't have Insurance but Jobs are paying like they did in the 50s?  No problem.  Troops in Iraq but we don't need any of their oil and they know it?  Much much less of a problem.  Iran wanting to nuke israel?  Russian and China won't back them in a fight if cheap solar is universal and threats of economic sanctions from the economically strong US are realistic because we are not dependent on China to lend to us.

The solutions to your problems are often not where you expect them to be.

1. True universal health care.  This is a huge issue for me, but if congress passes a health care bill similar to Obama's, I will consider this a failure.

2. Troops out of Iraq, except maybe for some residual force.

3. Real progress, vision, and leadership on energy policy, not just the "doing something to do something" mindset of past energy bills and energy policy.

Those are my big three.  I would argue against putting including the economy as the president has limited control over that and we are incredibly unlikely to be in a recession by the end of the next term anyway as five years recessions are almost unprecedented.