Today reminds us that progress might be slow. It might take decades. But no matter what things might look like today, it’s always possible. Happy Pride month, everybody. pic.twitter.com/ey7p2TgEEf
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 16, 2020
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Jun
20
Progress Is Always Possible
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20
HELL YES!
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#SCOTUS rules that federal employment discrimination laws protect LGBT employees
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 15, 2020
04
Sep
15
A Record Breaking 66 Months Of Job Creation. Thanks, President Obama!
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The economy added 173,000 jobs in August—a record-breaking 66 consecutive months of private-sector job growth.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 4, 2015
Good news: The unemployment rate fell to the lowest level since April 2008 last month → http://t.co/EA4m4Ykvu7 pic.twitter.com/ADM56DGSm0
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 4, 2015
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Thank you, First Lady Michelle Obama for Joining Forces
OIF/OEF vets unemployment rate for August is lowest month since BLS started tracking it -- 4.7%
— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) September 4, 2015
National rate is at a 7-year low (5.1%)
In 5 years, we've created 12 million jobs and insured 16 million without invading one Middle Eastern country. If only we were great again.
— L O L G O P (@LOLGOP) September 4, 2015
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How long until we hear the words "Obama boom." Seriously.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 4, 2015
We now have a record 66 straight months of private-sector jobs growth.
The underlying pace of jobs growth remains darn healthy. Over the past three months, we've added an average of +221k jobs per month.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 4, 2015
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https://twitter.com/jtozz/status/639781048063295488
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One in four unemployed workers found jobs last month -- highest share of the recovery. #JobsDay pic.twitter.com/SFs52hdX7s
— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) September 4, 2015
Basically this report looks the same as the run of recent jobs reports: Employment growth is humming along at around 200k per month.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 4, 2015
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Unemployment is down 1 percentage point over the year and at its lowest since 2008 at 5.1 percent. This is real progress.
— Betsey Stevenson (@BetseyStevenson) September 4, 2015
Household survey shows employment growth of +196k.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 4, 2015
Payrolls says +173k.
A reasonable guess is to weight them 20/80 = +178k
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Aug
15
A Huge Surge In Full Time Jobs. Thanks, President Obama
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Victoria Stilwell: Full-Time Jobs In The U.S. Just Made A Comeback
Friday’s labor-market report showed that the number of full-time U.S. jobs as a share of total employment rose to 81.7 percent, the highest level since November 2008. For those worried (including not a few presidential candidates) that this economic recovery has been one that’s created only low-quality jobs, this should be really good news.
At the same time, the number of employees on the payrolls of temporary work services also fell, declining 8,900, the report showed. All of these statistics combine to paint a picture of a “shift to full-time work,” economists led by Derek Holt at Scotiabank in Toronto wrote in a note to clients.
The rest of the details of the jobs report were also solid. Overall, payrolls climbed by 215,000 in July and the unemployment rate held at a seven-year low of 5.3 percent.
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Job totals may seem ho-hum, but we shouldn't take good news for granted http://t.co/O88jdxgdmK pic.twitter.com/JwPoMgXwYY
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen) August 7, 2015
Full-time jobs in the U.S. just made a comeback http://t.co/WBXFsZKkgO pic.twitter.com/XFDSkYa6pX
— Bloomberg (@business) August 7, 2015
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Jun
15
Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Thank you, President Obama
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This is one of those Jobs Days where GOP flacks stare blankly at their computers with no idea what to put in their press releases
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 5, 2015
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Nothing makes me happier than seeing long-term unemployment fall. pic.twitter.com/L2h5DcWl9H
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) June 5, 2015
May marks the 56th consecutive month of job gains, the longest stretch on record. http://t.co/JXpbf6Os9e pic.twitter.com/cDAI3uL7Jq
— Sudeep Reddy (@Reddy) June 5, 2015
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NEW: U.S. Economy adds 280,000 new jobs in May, beating expectations. @RebeccaJarvis
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) June 5, 2015
US economy added 280,000 jobs in May, but unemployment rate rose from 5.4% to 5.5% as more people entered workforce http://t.co/SceqO4U9yN
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 5, 2015
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The only person to lose a job this month was grumpy Gus, the gloomy gainsayer.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) June 5, 2015
IT'S A RECORD: The US economy has recorded 63 straight months of private sector jobs growth. Previous record was 51 months from 1996-2000.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) June 5, 2015
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Average hourly earnings rose a tad more than expected (+0.3%). Over the past three months, they're growing at an annualized rate of 2.9%.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) June 5, 2015
All told, it looks like average rates of wage growth have risen from "a bit more than 2%" to "a touch under 3%".
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) June 5, 2015
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— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) June 5, 2015
1. Wage growth remains weaker than needed to hit the Fed's inflation target.
2. It does appear to be rising, and bears watching.
This is one of those months in which unemployment rose, but it's because people are coming back to the labor force, and most found jobs.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) June 5, 2015
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Household survey shows employment growth of 272k, which is darn similar to the 280k from payrolls. Whichever way you look at it, good news.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) June 5, 2015
Payrolls report says to the rest of the economy: What's all your pessimism about? The labor market is looking gooooood.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) June 5, 2015
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Payrolls rose +280k in May. Unemployment ticks up to 5.5%.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) June 5, 2015
March payrolls revised up +34k to +119k; April down -2k.
It's a beauty.
One thing folks are overlooking: With inflation so low, even moderate nominal wage growth is creating reasonable real wage gains.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) June 5, 2015
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Despite the jobs growth, there are some 4.9M openings nationwide, Labor Dept. claims (as of Mar. 31) http://t.co/cZfwpw6smT
— Paul Brandus (and on Mastodon) (@WestWingReport) June 5, 2015
OTOH, essentially all the employment gains in the recovery have been full-time. pic.twitter.com/SM6B7PBpxA
— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) June 5, 2015
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The may jobs report in 6 charts. http://t.co/CZyJpJlP8A via @dashbot
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) June 5, 2015
Jeb argued this week that the economy has not improved under Obama. Yeah, about that... http://t.co/ylBK4iuweT pic.twitter.com/ZsI7dK0nwd
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen) June 5, 2015
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#ObamaCare created 47,0000 jobs in May. Thank you @POTUS
— buki. (@BukiWilliams) June 5, 2015
The average wage of American workers rose 0.3% in May to $24.96 an hour http://t.co/dIXOCuzyDz pic.twitter.com/ngIAhub6Pj
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) June 5, 2015
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The labor force participation rate ticked up to 62.9% in May as the labor force grew by 397,000
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) June 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/Neil_Irwin/status/606801003598495744
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https://twitter.com/ReutersLive/status/606804223913807872
A very solid jobs report as the US adds 280,000 jobs http://t.co/H7zSd3R9Dr pic.twitter.com/pu0iZqvidO
— Vox (@voxdotcom) June 5, 2015
11
Jan
15
The Obama Economy Keeps Moving Forward Without Any Help From The GOP
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Jason Furman: The Employment Situation In December
1. The private sector has added 11.2 million jobs over 58 straight months of job growth, extending the longest streak on record. Today we learned that total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 252,000 in December, mainly reflecting a 240,000 increase in private employment. Private-sector job growth was revised up for October and November by a combined 50,000 so that over the past three months, private-sector job growth has averaged 280,000 per month. Private employment has risen by at least 200,000 for 11 consecutive months, the first time that has happened since the 1990s.
2. Total employment rose by 2.95 million in 2014, the most in any calendar year since 1999. Private-sector employers added 2.86 million jobs last year, the strongest private-sector job growth in any calendar year since 1997. The pace of overall job growth has increased, averaging 246,000 per month in 2014, up from 194,000 per month last year. On a percentage basis, the economy is adding jobs at a rate of about 2 percent per year, also on pace for the largest percentage increase in any calendar year since the late 1990s. Crucially, the pickup in the pace of job growth in 2014 has primarily been in industries with higher wages. For instance, the pace of manufacturing job growth has more than doubled to 16,000 per month this year, from 7,000 per month last year, and average weekly earnings for manufacturing workers are about $170 higher than for all private-sector workers. As discussed in greater detail below (see point #4), overall real average earnings have generally been growing, but there is more work to be done to raise wages and address longer-standing challenges around family incomes.
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Total employment rose by 2.95 million in 2014, the most in any calendar year since 1999 http://t.co/xaPnoktS6b pic.twitter.com/VBvwR6QWH6
— Jason Furman NARA (@CEAChair44) January 9, 2015
Manufacturing added 17,000 jobs last month, in line with its average in 2014 as a whole http://t.co/xaPnoktS6b pic.twitter.com/QLDC4HajFF
— Jason Furman NARA (@CEAChair44) January 9, 2015
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The annual avg unemployment rate fell 1.2 pp between 2013 & 2014, largest decline since 1984 http://t.co/xaPnoktS6b pic.twitter.com/8V1QZ5eh8m
— Jason Furman NARA (@CEAChair44) January 9, 2015
Businesses added 11.2 million jobs over 58 months of growth, the longest streak on record http://t.co/xaPnoktS6b pic.twitter.com/7YTBCNbvAD
— Jason Furman NARA (@CEAChair44) January 9, 2015
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US wrapped up its best year of labor market growth since 1999 by adding 252,000 jobs in Dec. http://t.co/G9HRtYLhEV pic.twitter.com/K6RqNbkqtV
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 9, 2015
@morningmoneyben other than 58 straight months of jobs growth, 10.5 m new jobs, 4.8 m job openings, falling unemployment -- complete debacle
— Daniel Gross (@grossdm) January 9, 2015
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Getting people back to work does a heckuva lot more to raise living standards than an extra point or two of wage growth.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) January 9, 2015
Housing construction job growth solid.
— Jed Kolko (@JedKolko) January 9, 2015
1 mo: +13.5k
3 mo: +33.4k pic.twitter.com/ZXOxHZVP2U
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https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/553544977381597184
https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/553546253016264704
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Point is the data show we can get millions of people back to work without generating wage inflation. This is worth celebrating.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) January 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/Altarum_CSHS/status/553547384073224192
https://twitter.com/RexPeretz/status/553549108586508288
DEFINITION OF ‘WAGE PUSH INFLATION’
A general increase in the cost of goods that is preceded by and results from an increase in wages. In order to maintain corporate profits after an increase in wages, employers must increase the prices they charge for the goods and services they provide. The overall increased cost of goods and services has a negative effect on the wage increase, and eventually, higher wages will be again needed to compensate for the increased prices for consumer goods.
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The number of people working two jobs for economic reasons dropped by 118,000 in December
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) January 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/553545139835400192
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https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/553516636800827392
Over the past three months, the economy has created an average of 289k per month. That's the healthiest pace is basically forever.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) January 9, 2015
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Jan
12
rise and shine
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11:00: VP Biden delivers remarks in Rochester, N.H.
1:00: PBO delivers remarks at UPS Las Vegas South.
3:05: PBO departs Las Vegas en route to Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.
4:35: PBO arrives at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.
5:30: PBO delivers remarks.
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AP: The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to a seasonally adjusted 377,000, up from a nearly four-year low the previous week. But the longer-term trend is pointing to a healthier job market.
Applications have trended down over the past few months. The four week average has declined to 377,500. When applications fall consistently below 375,000, it tends to signal that hiring is strong enough to lower the unemployment rate. Some economists say the figures suggest further job gains ahead…..
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Reuters: New orders for manufactured goods rose in December and a gauge of future business investment rebounded, while new claims for jobless benefits rose only moderately last week, suggesting the labor market was still healing.
Durable goods orders climbed 3.0 percent, the Commerce Department said on Thursday. Economists had forecast orders rising 2.0 percent …. Orders last month were buoyed by 5.5 percent increase in bookings for transportation equipment as orders for civilian aircraft surged 18.9 percent….
“What it does tell you about going into the new year is that there’s some momentum here,” said Jacob Oubina, an economist at RBC Capital Markets in New York.
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Ed Kilgore (Washington Monthly): As Paul and Steve announced yesterday, I am taking on the daunting task of succeeding Mr. Benen at Political Animal. I read every single comment following Steve’s announcement of his new gig, and am awe-struck by the devotion he has inspired from a very well-informed readership.
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TPM (thanks Loriah)
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Morning everyone, that was a very short Rise and Shine, but will catch up properly later 😉
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12
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11:20: PBO delivers remarks on government reform
1:45: PBO attends a campaign event at the Jefferson Hotel in Washington.
5:30: PBO and Michelle Obama host the Tuskegee Airmen, along with cast and crew members of the movie “Red Tails,” for a screening at the White House.
* Michelle Obama this morning joins the cast of Nickelodeon’s “iCarly” at a special screening of “iMeet The First Lady” in Alexandria, Va.
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Washington Post: President Obama will ask Congress on Friday for the power to shrink the federal government, proposing a first step of combining several trade and commerce agencies under a plan that the White House said could eliminate more than 1,000 jobs and save $3 billion over 10 years.
A senior administration official cast the announcement, which Obama will make during an 11:20 a.m. White House appearance, as follow-through on the president’s promise during last year’s State of the Union address to create a leaner, more efficient bureaucracy.
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CBS Philly: Vice President Joe Biden is coming to the Philadelphia area Friday morning to speak to high school students in Bucks County about the cost of college and what the Obama Administration is doing to make it more affordable.
Biden and Deputy Secretary of Education Tony Miller will speak to students at Central Bucks West High School in Doylestown. Even though students have finals next week, class schedules are being adjusted to give students a chance to take part in what could be a chance of a lifetime.
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CBS: On the eve of a Texas meeting of prominent social conservatives and evangelical Christians to discuss the state of the Republican presidential race, one invitee is worrying that a Mitt Romney nomination would be “John McCain all over again.”
Dick Bott, founder and chairman of Christian Radio’s Bott Radio Network, says he would vote for the former Massachusetts governor against President Obama, but that “people just won’t care.”
“Why on earth give other things [like volunteering time or donations] for someone you think is a bit of sham?” says Bott, who would not confirm he will be attending this weekend’s summit. “All of a sudden there’s a conservative movement that is being spoon-fed by Republican establishment leaders.”
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Steve Benen: ….. I don’t think we need any special insights to see the line Gingrich is pushing here. The disgraced former House Speaker, in advance of the South Carolina primary, wants Republican voters to think there’s something wrong with being bilingual, especially if the other language is French.
I have no idea if this will work, but the fact that “he speaks French” is considered a potentially potent attack in Republican politics in the 21st century is just sad.
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LA Times: As Mitt Romney defends his record running a private equity firm, he frequently points to a fast-growing Indiana steel company, financed in part by Bain Capital, that now employs 6,000 workers.
What Romney doesn’t mention is that Steel Dynamics also received generous tax breaks and other subsidies provided by the state of Indiana and the residents of DeKalb County, where the company’s first mill was built.
The story of Bain and Steel Dynamics illustrates how Romney, during his business career, made avid use of public-private partnerships, something that many conservatives consider to be “corporate welfare.” It is a commitment that carried over into his term as governor of Massachusetts, when he offered similar incentives to lure businesses to his state.
Yet as he seeks the GOP presidential nomination, he emphasizes government’s adverse effects on economic growth
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Morning everyone 😉
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PS Thanks for the reminder Pamela 😳
Good luck in Michigan, Mitt 😉
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Tuesday:
9:50 AM: The President departs the White House
11:20: Tours a classroom in Yeadon, Pa
11:45 Delivers remarks
12:35 Departs Philadelphia
1:35 Arrives at the White House
2:45 Michelle Obama visits Georgetown University in Washington
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President Barack Obama greets representatives from leading veterans’ service organizations in the Oval Office before delivering remarks on the American Jobs Act in the Rose Garden, Nov. 7, 2011. The President spoke about about tax credits included in the American Jobs Act and new executive actions that will help get veterans back to work. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Nate Berkus interviews the First Lady – original video here
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Yahoo interview – see original videos here
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LA Times: …. President Obama brings to the 2012 campaign one strategic advantage that previous Democratic presidential candidates would have envied: the money to compete everywhere.
Flush with more cash than all the Republican candidates combined, Obama’s reelection campaign envisions an electoral map every bit as expansive as that of 2008 ….. campaign officials say they are determined to use their financial clout to keep as many states as possible in play for as long as possible.
…. So Democrats are opening offices, airing TV ads and building up campaign machinery in the upper South, in Rust Belt Midwestern states and across the Southwest.
…. Obama is raising money in buckets, packing in half a dozen fundraising trips on quick sprints west. So far, he has collected $89 million, while his nearest competitor – Mitt Romney – has picked up $32 million….
…. Obama’s advisors cite population trends showing growth of the Democratic-leaning Latino population. In Virginia, for example, the state grew 13% as a whole from 2000 to 2010, but its Latino population nearly doubled. The Obama campaign also has recruited volunteers and begun to register voters in Arizona, where Latinos have gone from 25% to 30% of the population over the last decade…..
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Michael Tomasky (Daily Beast): …. The most important and interesting poll question asked in recent memory is the one Suffolk University finally thought to ask last week …. Floridians were asked if they thought the Republicans were “intentionally stalling efforts to jumpstart the economy to insure that Barack Obama is not re-elected.” In response, 49 percent said yes, and just 39 percent said no.
… this is a shockingly large number considering that we Americans are supposed to believe that no one in our great and celebrated system of government would ever do such a thing. But people are starting to believe it, and it will be the GOP’s worst nightmare if it gets to the point that 58 percent or so of the country agrees. Given that majorities of conservatives and Republicans will never agree with this, a number like 58 (or even 55) will mean that a substantial majority of independents think it’s true.
…. the GOP’s reputation is so low, and its image (and reality) as obstructionist so steadily solidifying, that it’s going to hang like the stink of garlic around the nominee’s neck.
…. what a beautiful thing it would be if the GOP’s obstructionism were the factor that buried its candidate next year. It’s the Democrats’ job to make sure that one year from today, as voters are doing their last-second sizing up of things, the behavior of the GOP over the last four years is one of the things they think about. If it is, Obama will win, even if the economy is ho-hum…..
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Chris Cillizza: …… A new Washington Post-ABC News poll suggests that President Obama is narrowly getting the benefit of the doubt (on the economy) – at least, at the moment.
Fifty percent of those tested agreed with the statement that Obama is “making a good faith effort to deal with the country’s economic problems, but the Republicans in Congress are playing politics by blocking his proposals and programs” while 44 percent said that the president had not “provided leadership on the economy, and he is just blaming the Republicans in Congress as an excuse for not doing his job”.
…. In a bit of a boost for Obama, 54 percent of independents – that most coveted of voting blocs – said he was making an effort on the economy while 40 percent said he had not led as required on the issue.
…. It’s why the president has signed a series of executive orders aimed at unilateral action on the economy under the “We Can’t Wait” mantra, and focused more and more in his public speeches on Republicans’ unwillingness to back plans and programs that they had supported in past years.
These latest numbers suggest he is winning that argument – albeit narrowly…..
Full article here
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