We have come down to the final few days of an election cycle that feels like the longest in history. That’s probably not the case; the race started earlier in 2008, and the primaries took place in both parties. This one just seems longer, perhaps because of the negative advertising that has tossed every possible issue into the laps of voters: Bain Capital, Benghazi, Big Bird, bayonets, Jeeps, and binders full of women, just to name a few.
In the end, though, this election hinges on the core issues of jobs and the economy. Barack Obama realized that, belatedly rushing out a 20-page “jobs plan” with two weeks left in the campaign that primarily consisted of rehashed slogans and promises from the 2008 election.
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