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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObama benefits from growing swing-state economies
Obama benefits from growing swing-state economies
By Steve Benen
We talked last week about Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) delivering a message to his constituents: the state's economy is improving, jobs are being created, and there's reason for optimism. It is, of course, the exact opposite of what Mitt Romney wants Ohioans to believe right now.This week, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) was similarly unhelpful to the larger GOP cause.
You can almost hear Romney shouting in the background: "You guys are screwing this up royally. We need people feeling depressed and hopeless, not excited about 'brighter days.'"
This keeps happening. Many of the nation's key swing states -- Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Iowa, Pennsylvania -- are led by Republican governors, each of whom are eager to tell their constituents that the economy is looking up. They're hoping to boost their own fortunes, but inadvertently, they're also helping President Obama in an election year in which the economy is easily the nation's top issue.
What's more, Bloomberg News reported this week, "The unemployment rates in a majority of the 2012 battleground states are lower than the national average as those economies improve." In Ohio, the jobless rate is down to 7.4%. In Virginia, it's improved to 5.6%. Even in Nevada, where the unemployment rate is still a crushing 11.7%, the figure has dropped two points in one year, which represents rather extraordinary progress.
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http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/24/11857852-obama-benefits-from-growing-swing-state-economies
By Steve Benen
We talked last week about Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) delivering a message to his constituents: the state's economy is improving, jobs are being created, and there's reason for optimism. It is, of course, the exact opposite of what Mitt Romney wants Ohioans to believe right now.This week, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) was similarly unhelpful to the larger GOP cause.
"Today's unemployment report adds to the series of encouraging indicators that Florida's economy is steadily moving in the right direction. With 243,594 job openings listed by various help-wanted websites and our unemployment rate down 2.2 points to 8.7%, more Floridians are finding new jobs throughout the Sunshine State. [...]
"With a strong start to 2012, our economy is situated for even brighter days during the summer season."
"With a strong start to 2012, our economy is situated for even brighter days during the summer season."
You can almost hear Romney shouting in the background: "You guys are screwing this up royally. We need people feeling depressed and hopeless, not excited about 'brighter days.'"
This keeps happening. Many of the nation's key swing states -- Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Iowa, Pennsylvania -- are led by Republican governors, each of whom are eager to tell their constituents that the economy is looking up. They're hoping to boost their own fortunes, but inadvertently, they're also helping President Obama in an election year in which the economy is easily the nation's top issue.
What's more, Bloomberg News reported this week, "The unemployment rates in a majority of the 2012 battleground states are lower than the national average as those economies improve." In Ohio, the jobless rate is down to 7.4%. In Virginia, it's improved to 5.6%. Even in Nevada, where the unemployment rate is still a crushing 11.7%, the figure has dropped two points in one year, which represents rather extraordinary progress.
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http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/24/11857852-obama-benefits-from-growing-swing-state-economies
Conundrum: Republican Governors crush Romney's message of economic doom in an attempt to prove they're doing a good job.
NBC/Marist Poll: Obama Leads Romney In Ohio, Virginia And Florida
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002722731
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Obama benefits from growing swing-state economies (Original Post)
ProSense
May 2012
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SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)1. I think he's in good position
Kolesar
(31,182 posts)2. I keep posting on Kasich's Facebook feed that he should lobby for a "jobs bill"
In return, I get no "likes" or feedback.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)3. LOL! n/t