Four of his former senior Cabinet members are campaigning against him now.
Groups campaigning against the arms trade have been very frustrated by this.
He campaigned against a proposed sales tax increase in 2010.
He also campaigned against the use of child soldiers and the international trade in light weapons.
It started campaigning against the council plans when they emerged last year.
He campaigned for the education of women and against child marriages.
Campaigning against big government has long been a staple of conservative politics.
I actively campaigned against them in the last two general elections.
But neither was active in student government, and there are no stories of them campaigning against each other as teenagers.
Campaigning for or against it did not take place.