Romney Campaign Press Release - Mitt Romney: Even by President Obama's Own Standard, He Doesn't Deserve a Second Term
"President Obama three years ago was on the Today show and he said if he couldn't turn the economy around in three years, he'd be looking at a one-term proposition .... We are here to collect and, by the way, he was on the Today show again this morning on the anniversary of that statement and he said he deserves a second term....I'm afraid based upon the president's own standards he has failed, he does not deserve a second term." — Mitt Romney
"Romney: By Obama's Own Standard, He Doesn't Deserve Second Term"
NBC News
Garrett Haake
February 6, 2012
Mitt Romney took umbrage at President Obama's assertion that he deserves a second term...arguing that Obama should be held accountable for the slow pace of the economic recovery.
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"President Obama three years ago was on the Today show and he said if he couldn't turn the economy around in three years, he'd be looking at a one-term proposition .... We are here to collect and, by the way, he was on the Today show again this morning on the anniversary of that statement and he said he deserves a second term."
"No, Mr. President you do not deserve a second term. You see he set his own standards. He said if we let him borrow nearly a trillion dollars, he'd keep the unemployment rate below 8 percent. It has not been below 8 percent since. So he does not deserve it based upon on that," Romney added.
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"I'm afraid based upon the president's own standards he has failed, he does not deserve a second term," Romney said.
Mitt Romney, Romney Campaign Press Release - Mitt Romney: Even by President Obama's Own Standard, He Doesn't Deserve a Second Term Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/299841