Obama Discovers That Bumper Stickers Aren't Policy

As the economy grinds to a halt, Obama fights back with pithy slogans. You mean, "WTF" didn't work?

[N]o matter what he does or says, the drumbeat of bad economic data has made Obama an increasingly ripe target for his Republican challengers and Democrats nervous about their own political future.


When Obama tried to take the long view of the economy and downplay a bad May jobs report as one of the “bumps on the road to recovery,” Republicans slammed him as out of touch, complete with a Web ad from presidential hopeful Mitt Romney portraying out-of-work Americans as Obama’s roadkill.

When Obama agrees with Republicans that cutting federal spending will boost consumer confidence, progressives seethe over his shift away from a pure focus on government-driven job stimulus measures.

Obama’s “win the future” message is a dose of Ronald Reagan optimism, but some Democrats worry it doesn’t speak enough to the immediate concerns of struggling Americans.

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