Posted on 10/14/2010 5:41:04 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
Republicans appear poised for major gains in the Midwest, a region dominated by the president in 2008.
Two years ago this week, with a little more than two weeks left in the 2008 presidential contest, Barack Obama delivered a speech on the economy in Toledo, Ohio. His advisers touted the speech—on the most important issue of the race, in the state that decided the 2004 presidential contest—as the beginning of his closing argument.
One month after the collapse of Lehman Brothers froze the global economy and seized the campaign, Mr. Obama laid out his "emergency rescue plan." "It's a plan that begins with one word that's on everyone's mind, and it's spelled J-O-B-S."
Within a month of the inauguration, the Democratic majorities in Congress had passed Mr. Obama's stimulus plan with very few changes. Today, unemployment is 9.6%. And the Ohio voters that preferred Mr. Obama to John McCain by a margin of 51%-47% are not happy. A recent CBS poll of Ohio voters found that 38% approve of Mr. Obama's handling of the economy, with 55% disapproving. Thirty-two percent say Mr. Obama has made progress in improving the economy, but 61% say he has not.
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From your mouth to God’s ears !! :-)
Ping
When Barney Frank actually has to campaign... its a BAD BAD year for Democrats
Joe the plumber Wurzelbacher in 2012 !!
Thank you, Pontiac! :-)
ROLL TIDE
You got THAT right - #1....I’m just sayin’...
Not #6? LOL.
Forgive me, please. The Ohio pride (with the elections) just took over. I couldn’t contain myself. :-)
That’s alright.With Alabama we could be 40pts up and it’s still a nail biter.We hung as long as we could,but.....We’ll Be Back.
One more thing ,ya’ll deserve it.
And Driehaus is still toast in the 1st district.
Maybe, we shall see.
But, I really like my dentist. She’s cool, even though she went to Michigan and gave me a root canal. :-)
You folks are tough.
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