I don't buy the media spin that Dem reps "stumbled" over the question "Are you better off now than 4

[Proud Liberal Dem]

5. I haven't seen the interviews- just read the media spin

however, when it comes from places like Politico, Huffpo, etc., I tend to readily discount it. It's a complicated question that doesn't have an easy answer/soundbite for most people. IMHO we are doing better overall than we were four years ago (the stats are pretty clear on this) but a lot of people are still struggling and there is still a lot more that needs to be done that isn't getting done, primarily because of the Republican Tea Party, which is refusing to do anything that might look like a "victory" for President Obama and Democratic Party. How to put that into a brief soundbite is something that will need to be figured out.