Obama must offer bold plan to fix economy in 2nd term says Robert Reich

President Barack Obama’s electoral strategy can best be summed up as: “We’re on the right track, my economic policies are working, we still have a long way to go but stick with me and you’ll be fine.”

That’s not good enough. This re­covery is too anemic, and the chance of an economic stall far too high. Even now, polls show, Mitt Romney’s empty “I’ll do it better” refrain is attracting as many voters as Obama’s “We’re on the right track.” And if the economy stalls, Romney’s empty promise will look even better. And I’d put the odds of a stall at 50-50.

“We’re on the right track” isn’t sufficient. Obama has to offer the nation a clear, bold strategy for boosting the economy. It should be an economic mandate for his second term…

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