Job Losses Become Major Issue in US Presidential Election [View All]

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Concern over job losses in the United States has emerged as a major issue in the 2004 presidential campaign. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, has made the jobs issue a central focus of his campaign.

During a recent campaign stop in Illinois, Senator Kerry noted that the U.S. economy has lost more than two million jobs since President Bush took office in 2001. "2004 cannot, cannot be just another year of politics as usual. The challenges that we face are simply too great and too grave. Every minute that passes, we are losing two jobs to other countries," he said. snip

The job losses remain a major concern for the president's re-election campaign. But Bush supporters are quick to point out that other key indicators such as economic growth and interest rates remain positive. snip

But pollsters and political analysts say job loss fears rank high among voters concerned with economic issues.

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