The economy is thus shaping up to be a serious liability for President Barack Obama, who is likely to place the blame on the conditions that he inherited from President George W. Bush, and on the Republican majority in the House of Representatives. But the public is likely to place the blame on the president, and surveys indicate that a growing number of Americans believe that Mitt Romney, the almost certain Republican candidate, would do a better job than Obama at managing the economy.
因此，经济将成为奥巴马总统的一大劣势，他可能会说是前总统小布什给自己留下了个烂摊子，也可能会把责任推给共和党占多数的众议院。但公众可能会认为责任在总统，而民调结果显示，越来越多的美国人认为几乎已经确定获得共和党候选人资格的米特·罗姆尼（Mitt Romney）在治理经济方面将胜过奥巴马。