[fhayek]

Perceptions by whom?

Initial Claims Miss Expectations, Rise For Third Consecutive Week For First Time Since August 2010

[BlatherNaut]

Perceptions by whom?

Exactly.

All politics is local (and personal). When the local news is deluged with reports of layoffs, closures, etc., and when people in one's immediate circle are suffering the actual affects of Obamanomics, the Big Lie loses its effectiveness.