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I am first in line to say the election has barely even started, but Obama is having a fortuitous 2012.

Posted by David (aka David) Apr 26 '12, 10:24

The first three months could not have gone better with regards to the economy. Republican strategists will still target gas prices, but everything else about the economy is pointing north.

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When the GOP's strategy is to pin the downturn on Obama, you know they're grasping at straws. - Mop (197 lbs) Apr 26, 10:29 2
- what downturn? -- nm - pixitude Apr 26, 10:31
- You give the American people a lot more credit than they merit at large. - Will Hunting Apr 26, 10:31
No, the housing market is still pretty much knee-capped -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 10:26 9
- Status quo doesn't make headlines. It's all about the 24-hour news cycle and "The housing market still sucks" isn't news. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Apr 26, 10:32
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- Definitely heading north in 2012. Up 4% this month and the index is back over 100. - David Apr 26, 10:32 3
  - Home prices are dropping to levels not seen in a decade in half the places in the nation.... - Will Hunting Apr 26, 10:33 2
    - We're as destitute as anywhere yet we're on the uptick. Real estate agents don't act terrified any more. -- nm - David Apr 26, 10:36 1
      - Maybe you didn't rise to the high points either. The Case-Shiller report early this week was ugly. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 26, 10:38
- The worst there - home values falling, foreclosures, bankruptcies - has already happened. I don't think there's a current crisis that would affect - Roger More Apr 26, 10:30
- that was always a given. nobody predicts it getting better for years -- nm - pixitude Apr 26, 10:28 1
  - It is a drag on the economy, though. The construction sector took it on the chin during the Obama Administration largely because of housing. -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 10:34

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I am first in line to say the election has barely even started, but Obama is having a fortuitous 2012.

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