Political Quotes

Barack Obama: “President Clinton point out that the single biggest thing missing from my opponent's plan is arithmetic. It doesn't add…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 2012
President Clinton point out that the single biggest thing missing from my opponent's plan is arithmetic. It doesn't add up. You do the math. If you want to lower the deficit, but we're spending $5 trillion on tax cuts for folks who don't need it and weren't even asking for it how's that going to work?
Said by
Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama criticizes Mitt Romney's economic plan, emphasizing that it lacks sound arithmetic.

Share

More from Barack Obama

Oct 15, 2026

If I had a blame pie for why politics is so polarised and why we're seeing a rise of populism in many places, it's because of that information that is going into our brains every day.

bbc.co.uk
Oct 15, 2026

I’m going to insist that we can do better than we’re doing right now.

thenational.scot
Oct 14, 2026

This race is going to be close. It could determine which party controls the Senate and whether Ohioans can count on the people in Washington to be fighting for you.

abcnews.com
Oct 14, 2026

Please join me in supporting Sherrod Brown. He’ll always fight for Ohio.

abcnews.com

Other voices in this conversation