President Barack Obama walks up the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Thursday, July 5, 2012. Obama is heading to Ohio and Pennsylvania for a campaign bus trip.
Susan Walsh, Associated Press
MAUMEE, Ohio — President Barack Obama has told an Ohio campaign crowd that he's betting they won't lose heart or interest in the November election despite political stalemates. He says the outcome will determine the nation's economic future for the next 10 to 20 years.
He also offered a stout defense of his health care law, saying: "The law I passed is here to stay."
Obama's remarks were the first of a two-day bus tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania. He was drawing attention to economies in both states that have been helped by a stronger auto industry.
Obama said the experience in both states, where joblessness is below the national average, can be replicated across the country. And making sure it does, he said, is why he is running for a second term.
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Obama is against the American worker. Why else would he give work permits to over 800,000 (more like 2 million) new workers to compete with our own unemployed? ................Why does he oppose The Legal Workforce Act? The Legal Workforce Act More..
Thank you Obama for saying this! It is so true. You just shot yourself in the foot, since only a fool would believe that you are better for this economy than Mitt Romney would be.
Unfortunately for this nation, there seem to be a lot of
"Election will decide nation's economic fate." So True. We have seen what Obama has done with it. Everyone who's happy with his performance should vote for him...again. On the other hand, those who would rather have an experienced More..