A very good theme. Bill Clinton, the Secretary in charge of explaining things, did it well in Orlando.
TPM has a report on the speech today in Orlando Florida.
According to Clinton, America is looking at 4 percent GDP growth soon, double the current rate, as long as “we don’t mess it up.” The danger then is that Romney will win the election then “cut taxes for wealthy people,” “gut the Medicaid program,” slash aid to education and scientific research, then claim these policies as the reason an already inevitable short term bump occurred in his first term.
Despite the brief gains, Romney will “take the future out” of the budget, Clinton said, undoing Obama’s hard-fought efforts to put the country on a path to more solid gains. That means the president’s work navigating the country through the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression will be forgotten: “[Obama] won’t even get the credit, because [Romney] want[s] to get credit for the 12 million jobs that Obama laid the foundation for.”
“Let’s give the job to the man who’s done the job so he can finish the job,” Clinton concluded. “Four more years!”
Love it!!!
Update I:
The Hurricane cannot stop us.
The Big Dog is picking up the slack while the President handles the relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy. Off to Colorado for tomorrow.
An official with President Obama's campaign says Bill Clinton is scheduled to campaign for Barack Obama in Colorado on Tuesday.
The president was supposed to campaign in Colorado Springs Tuesday but cancelled his political travel due to Hurricane Sandy.
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While the president is grounded in Washington DC he will be relying on the former president, known in political circles as "The Big Dog," to carry his message.
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A Great team: President Barack Obama and Former President Bill Clinton!
Democrats, United, and kicking serious Republican ass.
Update II: More from Bill Clinton's speech today:
Clinton connected with the university student-heavy crowd by describing Obama's plans for higher education, including the student loan reform that ties payments to income while saving $60 billion on costs then using that savings for Pell grants and research. Romney, he charged, wants to repeal the student loan bill Obama pushed through Congress this past summer.
"On this issue alone, every person within the sound of my voice should vote for Barack Obama for president of the United States," Clinton said.
Update III:
More on where the Big Dog will be this week:
Former President Bill Clinton is headed for the Midwest this week to campaign for Democratic President Barack Obama in a swing that will take him to Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin.
The Clinton campaign events will partially fill a void for Obama, who has taken himself off the road temporarily to deal with Hurricane Sandy.
Clinton's travel itinerary will also take him to Colorado, Ohio, Virginia and New Hampshire.
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Orlando Sentinel