On the recordJuly 9, 2012
I think anything that shows less than 100,000 jobs a month is bad news for the president.
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transcripts.cnn.comI think anything that shows less than 100,000 jobs a month is bad news for the president.
Gergen discusses the importance of job numbers for the president's reelection chances.
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Sadly, you know, I think for a variety of reasons he should not. I just, I don't think either Trump or Biden should be running.
If he comes out and throws cold water on this, then I don't think it goes anywhere.
I think a lot of Americans do see it as disqualifying. And they're worried about it.
I think this the very idea that in 2024, we may have two men running against each other Biden and Trump, who would both be in their 80s if elected, that it too is enough to say, well, what are we doing here?