Obama ends pause, back on campaign trail
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November 2, 2012, Friday
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PRESIDENT Barack Obama returned to full-force campaigning yesterday, ending a three-day pause to manage the federal response to the historic storm that hit the East Coast. He holds slim leads in many of the key United States battle-ground states five days before the November 6 election.
But polls also show Obama locked in a tie nationwide with Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who tempered his criticism of the president this week to avoid the appearance of seeking political advantage in the midst of a natural disaster.
Both candidates faced a day of trying to strike the right tone in an intensely stressful race. Romney aimed at patriotism and the heartland in his first speech of the day, mentioning Boy Scouts, football, "America the Beautiful" and the flag.
Romney also returned to criticism of Obama on economic issues, the most important in this election. The last of the closely watched monthly unemployment reports comes out today. Last month's report said unemployment had dipped below the psychological barrier of 8 percent.
At his first stop in Wisconsin, Obama returned to the aftermath of the storm, saying he saw yet again "that there are no Democrats or Republicans in a storm. There are just Americans." He implicitly reminded his audience of Romney's habit of making dramatic changes on issues.
"You know what I believe. You know where I stand. You know that I'll make tough political decisions even when they are not popular," Obama said.
But polls also show Obama locked in a tie nationwide with Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who tempered his criticism of the president this week to avoid the appearance of seeking political advantage in the midst of a natural disaster.
Both candidates faced a day of trying to strike the right tone in an intensely stressful race. Romney aimed at patriotism and the heartland in his first speech of the day, mentioning Boy Scouts, football, "America the Beautiful" and the flag.
Romney also returned to criticism of Obama on economic issues, the most important in this election. The last of the closely watched monthly unemployment reports comes out today. Last month's report said unemployment had dipped below the psychological barrier of 8 percent.
At his first stop in Wisconsin, Obama returned to the aftermath of the storm, saying he saw yet again "that there are no Democrats or Republicans in a storm. There are just Americans." He implicitly reminded his audience of Romney's habit of making dramatic changes on issues.
"You know what I believe. You know where I stand. You know that I'll make tough political decisions even when they are not popular," Obama said.
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