The economy played an
instrumental role in the election of 2012 between incumbent President Obama and
Governor Mitt Romney. President Obama was able to convey to Americans that the
economy was steadily improving. Job growth was up and economists were
projecting that the economy was in the early stages of recovery.
Graph of American Opinion on Key Issues
President Barack Obama
Governor Mitt Romney
Electoral Map of the Presidential Election of 2012
President
Obama argued that if Governor Romney was elected the Republicans would
return to the Bush-era policies that created the crisis. Experts believe that
voters based their decision on the economy and the majority of voters believed
they were better off in 2012 than they were in 2008.
Citation:
LEONHARDT, DAVID. "Muddled Economic Picture Muddles the Political One, Too." The New York Times. New York Times, 13 Mar. 2012. Web. 15 Dec. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/us/politics/economy-plays-biggest-role-in-obama-re-election-chances.html>.
"United States Presidential Election, 2012." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Dec. 2013. Web. 14 Dec. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2012>.
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