Republicans Rooting for Failure in Economy, Obama Campaign Says
Republicans are hoping the economy continues to struggle so they can win the White House in November and should put those political concerns aside and take steps to boost job creation, top Obama campaign officials said Sunday.
“They need to get off their hands and stop rooting for failure,” Stephanie Cutter, Obama’s deputy campaign manager, said on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”
Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod accused Republicans of “high-fiving each other” when bad economic news comes out.
“These are the architects of obstruction and now they’re complaining about the pace of the recovery,” Axelrod said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “They should put down their political hats and join us and help solve these problems.”
Obama’s campaign officials reiterated the president’s call for Congress to act on a series of job-creation proposals. Obama renewed that call after Friday’s dismal unemployment report, which showed the U.S. economy added just 69,000 jobs last month.