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But USA Today writes in a separate piece: “Mitt Romney faces challenges in convincing Americans he is the best candidate to handle foreign affairs, as a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows President Obama with an advantage over his GOP rival. More than half of Americans, or 52%, say Obama can better handle foreign policy concerns compared with 40% who choose the presumptive Republican nominee. The numbers are closer among registered voters, who give Obama a 4-point advantage.”
“For the better part of three days, President Obama and Mitt Romney took a step back from politics out of respect for the victims of Friday's movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., USA Today writes. “By Monday, the campaigns were back in full swing with speeches, fundraisers and sharp attacks by campaign surrogates.”
“A new Marist poll finds 78% of Americans say they are ‘frustrated’ by the tone of political campaigns and 74% believe that the tone of political campaigns has ‘gotten more negative’ than in past election years,” Political Wire writes.
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"Holds Edge"? Really?
63% to 29% think Romney would do a better job with the economy.
+ 34% is an edge? You guys aren't even hiding your bias anymore.
We are talking about the edge of an old flat world, where zero has not been invented yet.
In reality, GOP facts represent zero facts, zero creativity, zero vision ~ except more money for the wealthy & corporations.
Finally, the drugs are wearing off and people are waking up. Only 29% are worried about their welfare checks and food stamps.
(I'm surprised MSNBS even ran this article)
The economy is what most Americans are focused on. Hard to really care about the other things when you are trying to put food on the table. Americans need jobs! If this poll says anything I think Mr. obama is done. Romney 2012!!!
OBAMA /BIDEN 2012---STILL CLEANING UP BUSH'S MESS!!!
Wow Job1! Still blaming Bush for Obama's failures. That horse has been dead so long that continuing to beat on it just makes it stink worse.
Hey Obama had his shot and he squandered it. Now it will take a REAL President like Mitt Romney the first four years of his eight years in office, just to fix all of Obama's horrible policies.
So look for reral meaningful American style change starting about 2016.
What a mess for Mitt to clean up. Thanks Barrack.
So what you're saying is, it will take Willard 8 years to get the economy going. Interesting how you tea people think. If a Democrats in the White House it needs to be fixed right now. But on the other hand, if a tea people Koch republican's in the White House we'll give him 8 years to fix it.
Romney has demonstrated that he can take an organization that has been mismanaged into bankruptcy by leaders like Obama, and make it prosperous once again. His success rate has been nothing short of miraculous. It is no wonder that he overwhelmingly favored to improve the economy.
In the foreign policy arena, his ability should shortly also be recognized as superior to Obama's amateur, fumbling attempts at diplomacy. Obama's blunders have been an embarrassment to himself and to the US.
Willard hasn't proven anything except that he is a Bold Face liar, and that is a FACT!
And another fact Job1, is that reading Kannin's post proves he believes those Willard lies. It also shows how delusional he is. But I guess you have to keep your sanity, even if it means lying to yourself.
I suppose taking a vacation over seas is giving Willard foreign policy experience? You'll be alright Kinnin, as long as you stay in your delusional world. But do be prepared, the delusion will end on November 6, with the reelection of President Obama. That's the trouble with fooling yourself to feel good. The truth eventually comes out.
mittens has also showed us he can take a profitable company drive it bankrupt then pocket the resources the company once had. Not voting for mittens.
Romney has already created more jobs than President Hussein!
He was behind the start up of Staples. Starting with one store in 1986, Staples now is the world's largest office products company with $24 billion in sales in 2009.
There were a handful of companies in which jobs were lost, but the jobs created by all the others number in the hundreds of thousands ... hundreds of thousands of US workers.
What is even more noteworthy is the fact that he never blamed the previous management for his own difficulties – he just fixed what was wrong.
Let's hear how all that wonderful business experience worked for the people of MA when he was governor. How come this guy never talks about his record running a GOVERNMENT. Guess what folks, running a business and running a government are two separate animals. Is he going to take over the means of private production so he can rework them using his experience at Bain? For all the loonies yapping about socialism, that's the classic definition.
Willard is now running from his complete record. We have to remember 4 years of Romney would be W. Bush all over again.
The RePubCons just don't get it!
Willard would be worse than Bush. At least Bush knew he wasn't vary smart. Willard thinks he's a genius, and that's really dangerous when an idiot like Willard thinks he's smart. You know the guy who said "well I don't know what I said, but if I said it I stand behind it, what ever it was I said".
The really scary thing is that Romney has surrounded himself with left-over Bushies and the Bush policies. He doesn't have any ideas of his own. And now we have all those tea party nuts that he's pandering to.
Obama/Biden 2012
Good luck Willard on your over seas trip. Perhaps you can scout out some new locations for Bain to move some more American jobs and companies too. Then you can build a new home that you can add to his list of home states or countries.
Also, good luck to the fancy dancing horse of yours. Most of all Willard don't piss anyone off by insulting their food, people or customs. Plus tone down that Nervous Nelly laugh of yours, it scares children.
I think a poster on another thread a couple of weeks ago said it best. "I feel sorry for Mr. Obama if he wins a second term. Look at the mess he will inherit".
You don't have to feel sorry for President Obama TttH. He has already cleaned up a lot of the mess you tea people Koch republicans left him in 2009, and he's done it in-spite of the tea people Koch republican do nothing congress obstructing him at every turn. So I'd say he's done an out standing job, wouldn't you Talk to the Hand.
Do you really talk to your hand? Have you thought about getting help with that problem? It's not normal.
No that's for you libs. Talk to the hand because the ears don't need to hear it.
Anyone who believes if he is elected to a 2nd term, Obama can fix the things he has proven to either unwilling to or incapable of is just nuts. NoBO 2012
How in the world can you have an edge on the economy when you don't even know or refuse to talk about what your edge is and can't be specific on anything important? Romney claims to have made 80% of his bussiness's were successful but how many people payed a price for his success? It is very clear you will not find any middle class people in his circle of influence or at any of his homes that he owns. Romney did not build bain without someone else's help, hell even superman needed help to get rid of krytonite and even he didn't have a flip flopping problem like romney. Right wing people really must love to have their ears tickled with b.s without facts and from a person who still has four grandmothers and hidden tax returns.
Well this year alone under Obama, the CBO reported, the federal budget deficit will be $1.1 trillion. That number is in addition to total debt over $15 Trillion and projections that by 2021 federal debt will be over $20 trillion.