Can Obama Convince Voters That the Economy Is Improving?

Can Obama Convince Voters That the Economy Is Improving?

Can Obama Convince Voters That the Economy Is Improving?

The recession is not as bad as it could have been, but that won’t win over voters this fall. 

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On Saturday The Nation’s editor and publisher, Katrina vanden Heuvel, joined ABC’s This Week Roundtable to discuss the economic outlook. “The head of Karl Rove’s Crossroads last week conceded that the administration is winning the argument on fairness,” said vanden Heuvel. “I think the president needs to fuse that fairness argument with putting people back to work. And how do you invest in the middle class so that they become the job creators, not the one percent?”

Click here to watch another clip from This Week, in which vanden Heuvel explains why the Hilary Rosen debate is a distraction from the real issues we should be focusing on this election season.

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