I'm sure from a purely academic point it did, but....
The economy still sucks. People know it.
For those with lower pay, fewer opportunities and lost business, it's still a recession, for those without jobs, it's a depression. And for those who vote out Obama in two months, it will be a true recovery! (paraphrasing RWR!)
The point is that Obama and his thugs are claiming that Obama got us out of the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression leaving one with the impression that their policies had something to do with it. They did not.
This is not just an academic point. We were no longer in a recession after June 2009. What we have now is the poorest RECOVERY since the Great Depression. This is clearly related to Obama's policies. His administration is responsible for the RECOVERY, not getting us out of the recession.
The recession ended in June 2009. The recovery begins in Jan 2013.