Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama Needs to Speak About Jobs

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama Needs to Speak About Jobs

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama Needs to Speak About Jobs

The president should also bring up women's health and expose Mitt Romney's extremist makeover.

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With two debates and three weeks to go before election day, both presidential candidates will be vying for the support of key, undecided voters. On CBS’s Face the Nation, Katrina vanden Heuvel laid out what Obama needs to do to win over those voters. Vanden Heuvel says the president should speak about jobs, address women’s economic security and health and expose the “extreme makeover of Mitt Romney.”

—Steven Hsieh

Check out Katha Pollitt's latest column for other issues that should be addressed during tomorrow’s debate

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