On the campaign trail, Republicans have pushed lower spending, the extension of expiring tax breaks, and the repeal of the healthcare overhaul.
Undoing key elements of the Obama agenda – the stimulus spending and the healthcare bill – would be a high Republican priority. Democrats, however, probably would have enough backing to block the moves in the Senate, and Obama would veto the effort anyway.
On foreign policy, Obama's troop escalation in Afghanistan drew support from most Republicans, with the prime opposition coming from his fellow Democrats. His planned troop withdrawal next year would likely draw Republican opposition, however.
