Politics
Election 2012: Obama, Romney spar on China, economy, jobs
“We’re not going back, we are moving forward,” Obama says in the commercial that’s set to air in the seven most competitive states; Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, and Virginia.
Romney campaign spokesman Ryan Williams called the ad “false and misleading.”
Obama’s new ad is an expensive and expansive effort to gain an upper hand on the economy at a time when voters are reporting feeling slightly more optimistic that the president’s policies are helping. A new national survey by The New York Times and CBS News finds that Romney has lost his long-standing edge on the question of who voters view as most likely to restore the economy and create jobs. Despite that, the poll found the race narrowly divided.
Polls in several of the most contested states also show the president with a slight edge.
Democrats say Obama has gained an advantage on the economy in part because Romney hasn’t laid out specific plans for what he would do differently. And they see signs that voters, even those who say their economic situation isn’t better today, believe it will be in a year or two, making it more likely they’ll want to stick with Obama.
Romney’s campaign advisers say Obama hasn’t done anything to change the dynamic on the economy and claim any Obama gains are in states that would back the president in the fall anyway.
Republican outside groups acknowledge Obama has gotten a burst of support across the board, including on the economy, since his convention wrapped up just over a week ago. But they insist the race is still within reach or statistically tied in key states and nationally.
