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Ari Fleischer: “If the economy is still in a recession, it's very hard to see how Barack Obama can win re-election.”

On the recordJune 4, 2012
If the economy is still in a recession, it's very hard to see how Barack Obama can win re-election.
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Ari Fleischer
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ari Fleischer comments on the implications of Bill Clinton's statement about the economy being in recession for President Obama's re-election chances.

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