Obama: “I deserve a second term”… The president also talks Iran
and Syria… Romney’s rough week… He trails Obama by six points (51%-45%)
in new WaPo/ABC poll… On contraception and the Catholic vote… On those
Super Bowl car ads… Gingrich’s strategy to stay in the race… Paul’s
disappointing 3rd-place finish in Nevada… And the disappointing GOP turnout.
*** “I deserve a second term”:
Two things stood out to us in President Obama’s interview with NBC’s
Matt Lauer before yesterday’s Super Bowl. First, when asked about his
comment three years ago that his presidency would be a “one-term
proposition” if he hadn’t turned the economy around, Obama responded, “I
deserve a second term, but I am not done.” He added, “We've created 3.7
million jobs in the last 23 months. We've created the most jobs since
2005, the most manufacturing jobs since 1990, but we're not finished."
And he concluded by saying that progress has been made on the economy,
but that it’s important not to reverse that progress. The other thing
that stood out to us: his comment that a president gets better as time
goes on. When Lauer asked about some of his supporters being
disappointed with the amount of change his administration has
accomplished, Obama replied, “I'm going to just keep on doing is
plodding away, very persistent. And you know what? One of the things
about being president is you get better as time goes on.” It’s mildly
surprising to hear a president say that, but it is also one of the
truths the public does believe -- and it’s an additional hurdle for a
potential challenger. In a close call election, the “don’t change horses
in midstream” mantra can be a strong pull.
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