David Gergen actually said...

It's both a political and an economic challenge because in past recessions, there's usually been a driver to get the economy again.

Gergen highlights the dual challenges Obama faces in managing the economy and political expectations.

05/20/2009

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I don't think either of them yet has persuaded the country that they can do that.

The governor consistently does poll higher than the president when it comes to who voters trust to handle the economy.

I think a lot of these attacks are ill-founded.

I think anything that shows less than 100,000 jobs a month is bad news for the president.