The number of nonfarm jobs created last month fell slightly short of what analysts were predicting, delivering a modest blow to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign.
80,000 new jobs created in June don't cut it for #Obama. Need stronger numbers to win in November.
— Darrell West (@darrwest) July 6, 2012
Harwood on CNBC: "A very disappointing jobs report for the Obama administration." Plus, you know, American workers.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) July 6, 2012
#RomneySwissBankAccount has nothing to do with another abysmal jobs report. Nobama!
— Against Obama (@against_obama) July 6, 2012
Prior to the report, economists had estimated that at least 90,000 jobs would be created, which still would have been unspectacular. According to Politico, the economy requires between 100,000 and 125,000 new jobs per month merely to merely keep pace with the growing number of people in the U.S. labor market.
Watch for major deflection operation by Obama campaign today to keep convo off jobs report by amping up personal attacks on Romney.
— Rich Galen (@richgalen) July 6, 2012
https://twitter.com/terranovajoe/status/221222315294343168
https://twitter.com/MaxTwain/status/221222417077514241
Obama is currently having breakfast with tire workers in Akron, Ohio, as news of the jobs report trickles in. He may have a more difficult time convincing blue-collar workers he deserves a second term in light of today’s mediocre numbers and the abysmal May jobs report released last month.
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Predictably, the Left immediately tried to blame the weak numbers on Republicans:
#Foxnews forgets to mention #Republicans of congress blocking every jobs bill that #Obama camp has tried to get passed.Learn the facts #tcot
— Ross Webber (@rosswebber32) July 6, 2012
My take on US jobs report: 80,000 jobs created, despite Republican efforts to block every Obama jobs initiative.
— Simon Jessey (@scjessey) July 6, 2012
https://twitter.com/NationHahn/status/221221051596673025
So called Liberal Media pundits are just as happy as the GOP is about jobs number. They should be blaming the GOP, instead it's PBO fault.
— cjtown (@ladyc10) July 6, 2012
Hey Media,80,000 NEW Jobs ADDED,NOT 700,000 lost remember?If Republicans help pass American Jobs Act,2 million more jobs would be created.
— Brezzydee (@Brezzydee) July 6, 2012
Senate Republicans vote to kill Obama's jobs bill http://t.co/uuGf9KlN #4jobs #sabotage #p2 #tcot
— Antifa H.D. Gregg ??✝️ (@HDGregg) July 6, 2012
We lost nearly a million jobs per month under George W. Bush. We are gaining jobs with Obama. GOP is obstructing jobs. Fox is distorting
— Farrell Hamann (@farrellhamann) July 6, 2012
Anyone hv any links to stories for how MSM covered Bush's 700k jobs losses?
— LiberalPhenom (Obama is my president forever) (@LiberalPhenom) July 6, 2012
Romney wants to return to failed Bush policies which lost 750k jobs/month avg so he can keep filling his #RomneySwissBankAccount
— BlizzyBe (@BlizzyBe) July 6, 2012
Three and a half years into Obama’s term, and they are still talking about former President George W. Bush? Good luck with that.
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