In conjunction with his Obama convention 'prebuttal,' the Romney campaign released a video highlighting how the Obama Presidency has failed when evaluated by the measures of progress established by Obama. Four years ago at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, then-candidate Barack Obama said that Democrats measure progress by whether people can find a job and provide for themselves and their families.
Watch the "President Obama's Measure of Progress video:
The Romney Campaign does a nice job of making the video a failed Obama Presidency: North Carolina edition. In 2008, Obama became the first Democrat to carry North Carolina since 1976. Trying for a repeat, the Obama campaign Obama campaign has maintained a big presence in North Carolina and chose Charlotte for the Democrats' convention.
In North Carolina, it is not easy for people to find a job and provide for themselves and their families:
- Nearly 53,200 more people in North Carolina were unemployed in February than in January 2009, when Obama took office.
- Nearly 464,000 people were unemployed statewide in February, up 13 percent since January 2009.
- The state’s unemployment rate is 9.9 percent.
By highlighting the inconvenient truth that in North Carolina people cannot find jobs and provide for themselves and their families, the Romney campaign hopes to prevent the repeat.
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