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In new ad, Obama admits he didn’t get it done in three years

"If I don't have this done in three years, then there's going to be a one-term proposition." - President Barack Obama, February 2, 2009:

By: Dan Spencer (Diary)  |  May 8th, 2012 at 07:00 AM  | 

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Today President Obama’s reelection campaign launched a new ad campaign attempting to deal with Obama’s failed economic policies.

As the headline for an article by Yahoo News White House correspondent Olivier Knox, put it:

“New Obama ad strikes ‘don’t blame me’ tone on economy.”

The new ad plays right into the hands of the Republican National Committee’s effort to re-brand the 2008 Obama campaign “hope and change” theme with “hype and blame.” Worse, after attempting to avert blame by once again talking about the “inherited” recession, and another reminder about getting bin Laden, the ad ends with this admission:

“Instead of losing jobs, we’re creating them. Over 4.2 million so far. We’re not there yet. It’s still too hard for too many. But we’re coming back.”

This is a huge mistake for Obama. Having said that if he doesn’t have this “done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition,” admitting that after three years “we are not there yet,” is the same as admitting that he is going to be a one term president. Perhaps Obama was paying attention when Romney said, the presidential campaign is “still about the economy…and we’re not stupid.”

The new Obama ad is also notable for the fact that it fails to mention Obama’s signature still unpopular ObamaCare, Dodd-Frank financial reform, and $831 billion-dollar so-called stimulus package.

The new ad will air in the battleground states of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nevada, New Hampshire, Iowa, North Carolina, Florida and Colorado. You can watch Obama’s “Go” ad here.

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  • commonsenseobserver

    Some say this ad is channeling the spirit of “Morning in America”.

    All Romney would have to do is to compare Obama’s rhetoric with his record, and then contrast that record with his (Romney’s) own vision.

    Which America would voters believe in more? An America in its twilight, or an America approaching a new dawn?

  • http://www.tooncesthecat.wordpress.com tooncesthecat

    Interesting that they are advertising in Pennsylvania and not in Missouri or Arizona. Apparently their internal polls show them with a serious problem in the Keystone State.

  • http://itsaboutliberty.com/index.php kralizec

    Obama and the Democrats are stupid because they are destroying the economy, they’re just po’d the American people see it this way as well.

  • rabidcaveman

    That Mitt’s, and the RNC videos aren’t on YouTube. “Go” can be found on YouTube. Where your link sends me to view it.

    The Dems have a proven track record of using SOCIAL media sites, like YouTube, to spread their lies, and if you view the comments section on this video, it’ll make you weep.

    • commonsenseobserver

      And I can view his videos on Youtube. But the Democrats seem to have mastered search engine optimisation: Romney’s channel is buried underneath a dozen negative videos from the One’s campaign.

      • fredflintlock

        Seems younger voters, the target demographic for social media, isn’t catching Obama fever in 2012. The modest turnout Saturday for O’s big kick-off is well known by now. This is where Obama is supposed to live, in the hearts and minds of young, idealistic students, a fickle crowd at best.

        Seems this time around, the message is…medium.

        • bobmark

          My parents, for instance, were using dial-up in ’08, and didn’t even know what Youtube was. They are much more internet savvy now (especially since the grand kids have been tutoring them) and would be viewing Romney/RNC material if it was easy to find.
          Lot’s of middle age folks on FaceBook too. Kids may have started it but the older generations are catching on, shouldn’t overlook any method to get the message out!

  • Tbone

    folos and idiots.

    • APA Guy

      Obama’s base gives him 25% of the vote. Ours starts Romney out with 40%…and given that Romney now leads Indies and the rest of the party is waking up, Obama now finds himself in deep, deep trouble.

  • johnt

    by October he and the media will be pulling their hair as the lies fail.
    Our favorite Nazi, Soros, is organizing for The O. With others he want to raise $100 million. He must share the American left’s, and Obama’s, lust for destruction. Birds of a feather.

  • finbar

    An interesting factoid the RNC should pick up on: Obama’s failed stimulus package amounted to more than twice the amount of U.S. gold reserves. It’s all gone boys and girls!