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In response to "Washington Post poll has Obama up by 7 in VA. I just can't see him winning here again -- nm" by prayformojo

1 year ago I was going to vote for Obama. Seeing the latest employment numbers that is probably 50/50 now.

Posted by Bacon (aka redmond) May 4 '12, 07:41

I think we are sliding backward. 350,000 people left the labor force last month? That's not good. Lowest sized labor force since 1981? Our tax base is shrinking.

He better steady the ship fast or he's going to lose.

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*headdesk* -- nm - MDH May 4, 07:45
so you would vote for rommney then? - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 4, 07:41 12
- I would vote for Romney if we are sliding into recession. -- nm - Bacon May 4, 07:42 11
  - dude. Romney is not the answer. -- nm - Jovian May 4, 07:49 2
    - If the economy slips he will get a chance. -- nm - Bacon May 4, 07:49 1
      - ... to destroy it. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 07:58
  - You may want to look at what the austerity policies that Romney favors are doing in Europe - Brian May 4, 07:45
  - Thus guaranteeing the recession. It's like you don't even understand cause and effect. -- nm - TWuG May 4, 07:43 2
    - Huh? So I guess Obama stepped in so we can't blame Bush for the last one? It's Obama's fault because we electing him? -- nm - Bacon May 4, 07:45 1
      - GOP policies had 8 years to undercut the economy and then opposed every Obama initiative to improve it and you want to hand them the reins again -- nm - TWuG May 4, 07:53
  - You know that the president has almost no control over the economy, right? -- nm - Reagen May 4, 07:43 3
    - Alex Smith rose to prominence under Obama's watch! -- nm - prayformojo May 4, 07:44
    - I think the President has some control over the economy. Tim Geitner is his man and that guy has a lot of power. - Bacon May 4, 07:44
    - well he probably has a little influence, like - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 4, 07:44

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1 year ago I was going to vote for Obama. Seeing the latest employment numbers that is probably 50/50 now.

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