◼ That’s an understatement, but a noteworthy realization when it comes from the chief White House correspondent for a major network. - Brent Baker/Newsbusters
JAKE TAPPER: The fundamental point is that Obama is going to be the referendum. That’s what the election is next year. Does he deserve a re-election or not? If you look at 2008, Barack Obama had everything going for him. His opponent did not run a great campaign, picked a running mate that alienated some key voters, you had an economic crisis as opposed to a national security crisis. Everything going for him. You had the media, perhaps, tilting on the scales a little bit.
And still - And still, 47 percent of the country voted against him. All that Mitt Romney, or whoever the nominee is, needs to do is convince about four to five million Americans- (ABC’s Jake Tapper on Sunday morning, This Week with George Stephanopoulos)
