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Democratic strategist Doug Schoen on Obama’s campaign efforts in the aftermath of the June jobs report.
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-- -- met -- taking advantage of that weak jobs report.
Isn't it's all about the economy Melissa got to go to you first this -- some lackluster from him I don't know.
Yeah it's when you look at those trees that were in right now and you we talk about the -- room all the time that's -- group of people here -- -- unit.
Former SEC horse they got everybody in their crunching the numbers are keeping you and ion as I was -- than -- about.
How many jobs we need to add every month just to keep where we are well it's a 100000 just to keep our current miserable state.
We have to -- 100000 jobs so it seems like this is gotta be.
The thing though is and I you know -- bring induction on -- because Doug.
The president comes out on Friday -- Kind of you know kind of hostile Brian -- and the you know you've got to like I like we -- that.
And I that they aren't I got I got Obama I got the Obama possibly you know hey listen we had 80000 more jobs -- rock and roll and ask don't you know he's painting this picture.
And and and I think it's kind of working for him and Mitt Romney doesn't seem to be -- Charles Obama wading into the month of June a point -- -- -- had calamitous news all month including those all important job numbers came out a point or two ahead.
Bottom line.
Romney's been followed stop and whether -- -- tax or penalty on the individual mandate health care and what you've suggested is exactly right he hasn't developed a coherent.
-- -- -- -- On the economy on -- -- Well Doug Weight which could be better that because we've we've talked about this or should he have.
A pro growth plan something very clear few points that people can really wrap their brains around or -- -- totally negative.
What would work this matter he needs eight pro growth agenda -- I sit here today and I ask you when I asked Charles.
Does he have such an agenda are you will where he says there's a 59 point plan right and and and I put out a one of those yeah -- loyalists are one them move our way.
Like short three you know activist your highlights and if -- on the -- aides say.
Okay buddy don't bring me 59 can lead to retrieve I mean the president.
-- getting away with a lot of stuff when I hear the president talk about four million jobs I was I was on bill -- -- Bureau of Labor Statistics yesterday and mourning -- with a lot of time there.
And I added up the jobs after recessions were over you know post recession.
23 months since this recession and so group we have another 2.3 million jobs I don't know where they get the four million from -- Know exactly where -- private.
That's not big rig count from the lowest point if you look at the whole -- -- capital lowest point went on I was at its -- and then they count the private sector jobs that have been created since that low point.
Which I think was in 2010 to get -- four point four.
But if you -- the net from January 2000 -- where we are now we're still down we're.
Our jobs and from the inner recess warming up 2.3 -- but here's the point I was gonna get to.
Ronald Reagan over the same 23 months after his recession was over sixteen million jobs with a smaller population.
That's amazing it's still put this country can do.
They're probably talking about -- -- -- strategists have itself on the -- asking him keep your.
How to drive you keep your powder you know the expression dare to be cautious.
That's what -- -- doing.
I don't know that it zapatero expressed an idiot but that's the Romney -- and the bottom line is he needs what you described analysts are up pro growth agenda that gives optimism like Ronald Reagan offered.
But but Citi also guys be hitting at had before he puts his program out -- -- the main course though B stood this the president I mean this whole election is not a referendum on me.
-- is the guy who there's no longer talking about a theory is no longer about changing at the opportunity he tried his way and it's simply didn't work.
Yes but I mean I don't know the incidents 'cause I'm not a political -- but how do you articulate what is the difference between you were just pointing -- the time period for Reagan what we've seen that has been different how to articulate what the difference in policy.
I think you say things like Obama wants higher taxes are want lower taxes.
I want to extend the bush tax cuts he doesn't.
I want to stimulate the economy with pro growth tax cuts he doesn't I think you have to be that direct.
I would I would I would honestly say this is was the worst recession since its 1980 recession that Ronald Reagan inherited and Ronald Reagan have pro pro pro growth pro market its policies.
He was friendly to business he wasn't about taxing or punishing and demonizing of separating the nation.
We created 161000016.
Million in -- yeah.
But what's it like -- other well -- They are a threat that -- senate and.
