Obama: "The Private Sector is Doing Fine"

In response to a question about Republican criticism of his approach to supporting the U.S. economy with good policies President Obama's latest answer offered fresh evidence that he has no idea what the job market is like for millions of Americans. "The private sector is doing fine," Obama said. "Where we're seeing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local government. Oftentimes cuts initiated by, you know, Governors or mayors who are not getting the kind of help that they have in the past from the federal government and who don't have the same kind of flexibility as the federal government in dealing with fewer revenues coming in. And so, you know, if Republicans want to be helpful, if they really want to move forward and put people back to work, what they should be thinking about is how do we help state and local governments....." he added. The president made no mention of the Solyndra bankruptcy or his killing of the Keystone XL pipeline and all of the jobs that were lost when he did so.

Obama: "The Private Sector is Doing Fine"

Voter turnout at 25% in NM primary election

Real Clear Politics - Voter turnout in New Mexico's primary election was below average, with only one in four eligible Democratic and Republican voters casting ballots despite hotly contested races scattered across the state. About 234,000 registered voters participated in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial returns for the U.S. Senate races for both parties. About 25 percent of Democrats and 24 percent of Republicans cast ballots. Turnout has averaged 28 percent in presidential election year primaries in New Mexico since 1996. This year's preliminary voter participation rate is much lower than in 2008 when turnout was 31 percent and 274,000 GOP and Democratic registered voters cast ballots. There was no Democratic presidential contest in the June 2008 primary because New Mexico held a presidential preference caucus earlier that year. However, the primary featured very competitive races for all three of New Mexico's congressional seats because the incumbents ran for an open Senate seat. In the 2010 gubernatorial primary election, voter turnout was 28 percent and nearly 259,000 Democrats and Republicans cast ballots. Read More News New Mexico

Voter turnout at 25% in NM primary election

Clinton's New Apology Tour

NewsNM note (Spence) - The semantics used to describe the debate over tax policy is ridiculous. The debate framework is pretty simple. We have had the same tax rates for a decade. Even when President Obama had super majorities in both the House and the Senate rates stayed the same. Now we are arguing over whether to raise tax rates. President Obama wants to raise tax rates on everyone making over $250,000 per year. Earlier this week on CNBC, President Clinton said that should not happen. Instead he favored a comprehensive approach to debt and deficit reform. Yesterday on CNN, under pressure from the Obama camp, he recanted and said he supported Obama's policy of raising taxes.  
Politico - Appearing on TV on Thursday, Clinton said he “regrets…this stirring up” and is “very sorry” for veering off message on the Bush tax cuts, and the former president denied he is undermining President Barack Obama, insisting he is fully committed to Obama’s reelection.
“I’m very sorry for what happened. I thought something had to be done on the fiscal cliff before the election,” Clinton told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, referring to comments he made this week suggesting the Bush tax cuts should be extended - something Obama vehemently opposes. “I support [Obama’s] position [on the Bush tax cuts], and I think on the merits, upper-income people will have to contribute to long-term debt reduction.” Read full story here: News New Mexico

Clinton's New Apology Tour

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