Top Ten Democrat Reasons to Re-Elect Barack Obama

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10. Mitt Romney wants to kill Big Bird.

9. Mitt Romney wants to kill Big Bird.

8. Mitt Romney wants to kill Big Bird.

7. Mitt Romney wants to kill Big Bird.

6. Mitt Romney wants to kill Big Bird.

5. Mitt Romney wants to kill Big Bird.

4. Mitt Romney wants to kill Big Bird.

3. Mitt Romney wants to kill Big Bird.

2. Mitt Romney wants to kill Big Bird.

And the Number One Democrat reason to re-elect Barack Obama:

1. Mitt Romney wants to kill Big Bird.

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Daily Reminder: Food Stamps

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program July data is out. Up 11,500 from June:

Data source: USDA.

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Daily Reminder: Real Unemployment Rate

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U6, often called the "real unemployment rate," includes "Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons," where "Persons marginally attached to the labor force are those who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the past 12 months. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for work. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule."

Data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Situation Summary, September 2012, January 2009.

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Daily Reminder: Federal Budget Deficit

The 2012 Fiscal Year ended last week and the Congressional Budget Office released its estimate of the deficit.

Data source: CBO

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Daily Reminder: Unemployment

September unemployment report wasn't terrible, wasn't great.

Data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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How Romney Cheated

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Daily Reminder: Economic Freedom

The Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal Index of Economic Freedom is a compilation of ten measures that cover rule of law, regulatory efficiency, market openness, and limits on government. Heritage argues that this index correlates strongly with per capita income, economic growth, and other measures of prosperity.

Data source: Heritage Foundation

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