In a statement, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) exhorted Republicans to embrace good economic news.
“Republicans should welcome a lower unemployment rate, not curse it as an unwanted October surprise,” the senator said in a statement.
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With only 40(!) days left before the Nov. 6 election — and many states having already begun early voting — the long-running debate between the parties about voter identification laws in the state is heating to a boil.
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Which photos did Barack Obama hang in his Illinois state senate office? And what did George Romney write to cheer a discouraged Mitt during the future presidential candidate’s Mormon mission to France?
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If you’re looking for an answer to the question of whether last week’s events — Mitt Romney’s strong debate performance in Denver and Friday’s jobs report that showed unemployment dropping to 7.8 percent — change the trajectory of the presidential campaign, be patient and don’t rush to judgment.
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