Not surprising but there’s already a wave of BLStruthers out there claiming that the White House and Labor Department juiced the numbers to boost President Obama’s reelection prospects.
Here’s former GE CEO Jack Welch:
Unbelievable jobs numbers..these Chicago guys will do anything..can’t debate so change numbers
— Jack Welch (@jack_welch) October 5, 2012
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Setting aside for a moment all the political ramifications, the new jobs reports contains quite a bit of positive data suggesting the economy didn’t cool off as much since last winter as originally feared and that the heretofore mostly jobless recovery may be generating more jobs at a faster clip than previously known. For breadwinners and serious policymakers, that’s a lot more important than the immediate electoral impact.
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In comments apparently intended for last night’s debate, Mitt Romney shifted his position on the 47%, now calling the comments “just completely wrong.”
Mitt’s War on Big Bird moves to Conan O’Brien Show. Video after the jump … Read More
TPM Reader SW thinks libs are projecting their own fears and insecurities onto Obama …
In regards to your “toughness” discussion and Democrats’ sensitivity to it, I think it has a lot to do with some of the Democratic presidential nominees of the past.
We now have what appears to be the first post-Debate presidential poll. Details after the jump. Read More
TPM Reader LF doesn’t buy the idea that Obama is weak …
TPM Reader HM is way off on the President. Yes, I admit to bias, but this is pretty typical cries of failure from our side whenever President Obama does not, as Chris Matthews would have him do, kick the other side in the balls. And therefore they come up with the idea that “he’s failed.” But it could not be further from the truth.