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| Obama and Romney's advisors go at it in wake of May's dismal job numbers | Obama and Romney's advisors go at it in wake of May's dismal job numbers |
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| Barack Obama and Mitt Romney traded blows by proxy Sunday, with both leaving it to key advisors to rubbish the other's record on job creation on the morning news shows. | Barack Obama and Mitt Romney traded blows by proxy Sunday, with both leaving it to key advisors to rubbish the other's record on job creation on the morning news shows. |
| Ed Gillespie, senior campaign advisor to Mitt Romney, took to Fox News to launch an attack on the president, accusing Barack Obama of turning America into a "hostile environment for job creators". | Ed Gillespie, senior campaign advisor to Mitt Romney, took to Fox News to launch an attack on the president, accusing Barack Obama of turning America into a "hostile environment for job creators". |
| Over on CBS's Face the Nation, the president's campaign strategist David Axelrod countered that an obstructionist Congress was to blame, and in any event the Republican presidential hopeful was not one to talk on jobs. | Over on CBS's Face the Nation, the president's campaign strategist David Axelrod countered that an obstructionist Congress was to blame, and in any event the Republican presidential hopeful was not one to talk on jobs. |
| The focus on employment in this week's round-up of political chat shows was inevitable given the impact of Friday's downbeat jobs data. | The focus on employment in this week's round-up of political chat shows was inevitable given the impact of Friday's downbeat jobs data. |
| The report brought the grim news that just 69,000 positions were added in May and that unemployment had ticked up to 8.2%. | The report brought the grim news that just 69,000 positions were added in May and that unemployment had ticked up to 8.2%. |
| A worried White House has already tried to shift blame for the slowdown in the economic recovery on the impact of the eurozone crisis and a political environment in Washington that makes it difficult to pass job creation measures. | A worried White House has already tried to shift blame for the slowdown in the economic recovery on the impact of the eurozone crisis and a political environment in Washington that makes it difficult to pass job creation measures. |
| But Republicans feel they have the White House incumbent on the hook on this one, and are not going to allow him to wriggle free without a struggle. | But Republicans feel they have the White House incumbent on the hook on this one, and are not going to allow him to wriggle free without a struggle. |
| Gillespie told Fox News Sunday: "This is a hostile environment for job creation in our country. And that's why, frankly, it adds a sense of urgency in terms of this year's election to be able to turn things around because the only thing that's going to change it are changing the policies and that means changing the person in the White House." | Gillespie told Fox News Sunday: "This is a hostile environment for job creation in our country. And that's why, frankly, it adds a sense of urgency in terms of this year's election to be able to turn things around because the only thing that's going to change it are changing the policies and that means changing the person in the White House." |
| Increased regulation and Obama's landmark healthcare reforms amounted to a "job-killing mandate", Romney's right-hand man said. | Increased regulation and Obama's landmark healthcare reforms amounted to a "job-killing mandate", Romney's right-hand man said. |
| Axelrod was also in combative form, questioning what right the Republican candidate had to the term "job creator". | Axelrod was also in combative form, questioning what right the Republican candidate had to the term "job creator". |
| Dispelling suggestions that Democrats may ease off on attacking Romney's record at private equity firm Bain Capital, Axelrod said in regards to job creation: "That's not what [Romney] did in his business. That's not the purpose of his business and it's certainly not what he did in Massachusetts where they had one of the worst economic records in the country." | Dispelling suggestions that Democrats may ease off on attacking Romney's record at private equity firm Bain Capital, Axelrod said in regards to job creation: "That's not what [Romney] did in his business. That's not the purpose of his business and it's certainly not what he did in Massachusetts where they had one of the worst economic records in the country." |
| The two pronged attack – on Romney's business and political record as governor of Massachusetts – was accompanied by a defence of attack ads focussing on Bain. | The two pronged attack – on Romney's business and political record as governor of Massachusetts – was accompanied by a defence of attack ads focussing on Bain. |
| On Thursday, former president Bill Clinton described Romney's business record as "sterling". Axelrod told Face the Nation that the comments should not be seen in any way as an endorsement of the Republican candidate. | On Thursday, former president Bill Clinton described Romney's business record as "sterling". Axelrod told Face the Nation that the comments should not be seen in any way as an endorsement of the Republican candidate. |
| "[Clinton] went on to say that his economic views would be disastrous for the country – and I agree with him on that," the strategist said. | "[Clinton] went on to say that his economic views would be disastrous for the country – and I agree with him on that," the strategist said. |
| But going on the attack over Romney's past record did little to divert from Friday's disappointing job figures. | But going on the attack over Romney's past record did little to divert from Friday's disappointing job figures. |
| Likewise a defence of blaming eurozone contagion and obstructionist Republicans in Congress doesn't appear to be cutting it, regardless of the merits of Obama's case. | Likewise a defence of blaming eurozone contagion and obstructionist Republicans in Congress doesn't appear to be cutting it, regardless of the merits of Obama's case. |
| For the first time in weeks, Republicans were allowed to do the running on Sunday's political talk shows. | For the first time in weeks, Republicans were allowed to do the running on Sunday's political talk shows. |
| Obama will be eyeing next month's job announcement with caution. Back-on-back blows may lead to a growing feeling amongst Republicans that at last they have an effective economic stick with which to beat the president. | Obama will be eyeing next month's job announcement with caution. Back-on-back blows may lead to a growing feeling amongst Republicans that at last they have an effective economic stick with which to beat the president. |
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