Obama has created jobs. The 2009 Recovery Act is derided by Republicans for its $787 billion price tag, but they don't want voters to remember the context. It's not wrong to point out the program's cost in a country with huge debts. But with the nation desperate for employment, economists say the stimulus created 2.5 million jobs and added up to 3.8 percent to the gross national product.
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/inquirer/20121014_Inquirer_Editorial__Obama_will_do_a_better_job.htmlWinston-Salem Journal endorses Obama: Obama is best choice for president (endorsed McCain in '08)
http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012/oct/14/obama-best-choice-president-ar-2689120/Americans have a clear choice between two presidential candidates with starkly different ideas for spurring the economy, providing for the health of our people, defending our interests abroad, educating our children and protecting our environment. We believe that President Barack Obama’s progress on these issues merits him a second term in the White House.