President Obama and his top surrogates began making a final pitch for his reelection Thursday, hailing improvements in the economy even as they continued to pound Mitt Romney on taxes and women’s issues.
Romney, meanwhile, used the time to prepare for his final debate showdown with Obama on Monday night.
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Trying to capitalize on the good reviews of his performance in the second presidential debate held Tuesday, Obama attempted to seize the advantage on economic issues which are the heart of the campaign debate and on which Romney, a former chief executive, has staked his candidacy.
“Four years after the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes, we’re moving forward again,’’ the president told supporters at a rally in Manchester, N.H. He cited economic indicators that have improved since he took office, including rising home values, the near-doubling of the stock market and a decline in the unemployment rate from 10 percent to 7.8 percent.
Using more colorful language, Obama’s Democratic predecessor, Bill Clinton, made similar points at a rally in Parma, Ohio.
“They had talked about the unemployment rate for 3[SUP]1[/SUP]/ [SUB]2[/SUB] years as if it were scripture,’’ said Clinton, who appeared with rocker Bruce Springsteen. “It was right up there with the tablets Moses brought down from Mount Sinai. Then all of a sudden, it dropped below 8 percent and they said, ‘Oh, the whole thing is rigged.’
Romney, meanwhile, used the time to prepare for his final debate showdown with Obama on Monday night.
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Trying to capitalize on the good reviews of his performance in the second presidential debate held Tuesday, Obama attempted to seize the advantage on economic issues which are the heart of the campaign debate and on which Romney, a former chief executive, has staked his candidacy.
“Four years after the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes, we’re moving forward again,’’ the president told supporters at a rally in Manchester, N.H. He cited economic indicators that have improved since he took office, including rising home values, the near-doubling of the stock market and a decline in the unemployment rate from 10 percent to 7.8 percent.
Using more colorful language, Obama’s Democratic predecessor, Bill Clinton, made similar points at a rally in Parma, Ohio.
“They had talked about the unemployment rate for 3[SUP]1[/SUP]/ [SUB]2[/SUB] years as if it were scripture,’’ said Clinton, who appeared with rocker Bruce Springsteen. “It was right up there with the tablets Moses brought down from Mount Sinai. Then all of a sudden, it dropped below 8 percent and they said, ‘Oh, the whole thing is rigged.’