No incumbent president dating to 1956 has lost when unemployment fell over the two years leading up to his re-election contest.
And none has won when the rate rose.
Unemployment was 9.8 percent in November 2010.
Last month, eight months before Election Day, the rate was 8.2 percent.
Swing-state unemployment down, Obama's chances up - York Dispatch
25 straight months of job growth | Democrats.org
I think the only reason polls show people trust Romney more than Obama when it comes to the economy is because a lot of them don't have all the information yet.
1. Romney and Bain Capital broke up companies and sent a lot of jobs overseas, and bankrupted a lot of pensions. People have baught into the concept that he was a sharp business man and Obama has never run a business. Big difference between running a country and running a business. A country is not For Profit. How does Romney plan on making a profit on social security? Ah! By bankrupting the government and giving it to corporations via tax breaks.
2. People need to remember in 2008 when the economy was bleeding 700,000 jobs a month, Romney said Michigan was just in a one state recession. The rest of the country he said was doing fine. McCain said the fundamentals of our economy were STRONG. Do we really want to go back to bleeding 700,000 jobs and have a president who doesn't realize the problem with that? Then vote Romney.
3. Republicans can't show any difference between Romney's policies and Bush's policies.
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