Mitt Romney drops ‘8 percent’ line

[powergirl]

By JAMES HOHMANN | 10/5/12 1:42 PM EDT

"ABINGDON, Va. — Mitt Romney lost one of his favorite talking points Friday when the unemployment rate fell below 8 percent.

"At an afternoon rally here in southwest Virginia, the Republican dropped the line from his standard stump speech that there have been “43 straight months with unemployment above 8 percent.”Continue Reading Text Size-+reset
The GOP nominee has been increasing the monthly count since he started running for president, and he repeated it most recently in his closing statement at Wednesday’s first presidential debate in Denver.

"On Friday, Romney waited until the middle of his speech here before acknowledging the September job gains and did little to modulate his broader message.

“There were fewer new jobs created this month than last month,” Romney said. “And the unemployment rate as you noted this year has come down very, very slowly, but it’s come down none the less.”

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"What the Romney campaign deliberately didn’t do Friday is challenge the accuracy of the BLS numbers, as some conservatives — including former GE CEO Jack Welch — did."

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82080.html

[KansDem]

1. That's okay: he still has the 47 percent line!

[tarheelsunc]

2. I thought the unemployment rate has come down faster than in any year since Reagan

so what is Romney talking about? Spreading more BS?

[Dawson Leery]

3. One less talking point.

[Zoeisright]

4. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!

Eat it, Rmoney.