If the economy gets better between now and Election Day, Obama clearly benefits. However, I would argue that he benefits if it continues to sputter along, also. How is this? If the economy continues to show slow gains or even slight losses in the major indices over the next year and change, who do you want making decisions about how what to cut and what to continue paying for? Should unemployment benefits be extended? Should Medicare and Social Security be cut? We know the Republican's positions on these issues. (And we used to know the Democrats). I think that Obama is working consistently in one area; the art of deflection. He's not trying to suggest that things are better than they are. He's just maintaining that (1) he's not the cause of it and (2) people are better off with him in there than a Republican in 2012. I think it might work.
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