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f it all comes down to jobs, who will prevail?
The Orange County Register blog Orange Punch ^ | 2-21-2012 | Mark Landsbaum

Posted on 02/21/2012 1:23:21 PM PST by landsbaum

Some say “It’s the jobs stupid,” a variation of the prescient admonition of Bill Clinton’s 1992 election campaign. Well, if it’s all about the jobs, how will the incumbent Barack Obama fare against a Republican opponent, whoever that might be?

Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, makes a case that others have alluded to – the vast number of Americans not counted among the official “unemployed.” The administration may be able to doctor the officially blessed data released monthly, but . . .

(Excerpt) Read more at orangepunch.ocregister.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: jobless; jobs; underemployed; unemployed

1 posted on 02/21/2012 1:23:28 PM PST by landsbaum
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To: landsbaum
$6 per gallon gas trumps everything.
2 posted on 02/21/2012 1:27:08 PM PST by Joe the Pimpernel (Islam is a religion of peace, and Moslems reserve the right to dismember anyone who says otherwise.)
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To: landsbaum

Hey, this is my local paper so I’ll answer them:

Newtorum true conservatism will prevail without fail over Obama’s liberalism brand of economics.


3 posted on 02/21/2012 1:44:15 PM PST by CainConservative (Santorum/Huck 2012 w/ Newt, Cain, Palin, Bach, Parker, Watts, Duncan, & Petraeus in the Cabinet)
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To: Joe the Pimpernel

Good news politically, so does four to five.


4 posted on 02/21/2012 1:46:49 PM PST by CainConservative (Santorum/Huck 2012 w/ Newt, Cain, Palin, Bach, Parker, Watts, Duncan, & Petraeus in the Cabinet)
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To: landsbaum
If people don't have a job and want one, it will favor Republicans.

If people don't have a job and want benefits, it will favor Democrats.

5 posted on 02/21/2012 1:48:31 PM PST by 5thGenTexan
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6 posted on 02/21/2012 2:25:15 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: Joe the Pimpernel
$6 per gallon gas trumps everything.

I'm willing to endure $10 per gallon gas if it will get rid of Obama and his Socialist cabal.

7 posted on 02/21/2012 2:54:13 PM PST by varon (Allegiance to the Constitution, always. Allegiance to a party, never!)
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