Barack Obama: Economy

Mitt Romney Dept: But now, with the parties ramping up their final push to the November election and Barack Obama and Mitt Romney focusing like laser beams on the ultimate prize -- the White House -- one issue, and one issue only, will dominate: the economy, according to CTV. With the U.S. still struggling to emerge from the 2008 recession, crippled by record debt levels and some of the highest unemployment rates in the nation's history, Americans are certain to be voting for the candidate they believe will best benefit their pocketbook and over the past year, as Republicans and Democrats have been posturing, preparing and strategizing for the U.S. election, a number of issues have simmered and sometimes bubbled over. The Keystone XL pipeline, the Arab Spring, violent anti-U.S. rallies in the Middle East, the threat of terrorism -- all these issues and more have gripped headlines and found their way into the talking points of U.S. political leaders. First and foremost, and this is em the /em issue, if there's going to be one, is the economy, said Brandon Tozzo, a PhD candidate and professor at Queen's University. It's taxes, it's the role of government in the economy. Should there be more stimulus? Should there be more tax cuts? What's the deficit and how does the American economy get growing again? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.