Debt Fight Is Secondary to Jobs in 2012 Election: Albert Hunt
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July 25 (Bloomberg) -- For all the frenzy in Washington ondebt and deficits, President Barack Obama’s politicalstrategists realize jobs are more important in next year’selections; they see the two different scenarios.
In one, voters conclude that while the incumbent is a nicefellow, the administration’s policies have failed, the economyisn’t getting better and whatever the reservations about theopposition, change is needed. The other (more likely, theadvisers insist), is that while times remain tough, thepresident inherited a huge mess, has made a good start incleaning it up and has a vision for where we need to go that’s alot better than the one put forth by Republicans.