Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Biden offers voice of empathy on the economy

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is reprising his role as one of the Obama administration's top surrogates on the economy and an empathetic voice in states hard hit by the recession which could decide the outcome of the 2012 presidential election.

Biden, who spoke frequently of his working class roots in Scranton, Pennsylvania, during the 2008 presidential campaign, is expected to focus in the 2012 campaign on states like Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania, which President Barack Obama carried in 2008 but which elected Republican governors in 2010.

Polls show that Obama remains personally popular, but has lower job approval ratings. Republicans say the sputtering …

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