President Obama has been unfairly vilified by the right wing media. We have started campaign #DefendObama to help fight back the lies and distortions; the facts speak for themselves. The better positioned President Obama's record in 2016 the easier it will be for Democrats across the nation. Can you pitch in $25 to help set the record straight? For every twibbon we install hundreds are educated about President Obama's actual record.
February 2009:
Unemployment Rate: 8.3%
September 2015:
Unemployment Rate: 5.1%
February 2009:
U-6 Unemployment Rate: 15.1%
September 2015:
U-6 Unemployment Rate: 10.3%
February 2009:
GDP Growth: -2.85
September 2015:
GDP Growth: 3.7%
February 2009:
Dow Jones Industrial Avg: 7,365
September 2015:
Dow Jones Industrial Avg: 16,058
February 2009:
Total Revenue: $2.105 trillion
September 2015:
Total Revenue: $3.249 trillion
February 2009:
Total Expenditures: $3.518 trillion
September 2015:
Total Expenditures: $3.688 trillion
February 2009:
Discretionary Spending: $1.4 trillion
September 2015:
Discretionary Spending: $1.1 trillion
February 2009:
Annual Deficit: $1.4 trillion
September 2015:
Annual Deficit: $431 billion
February 2009:
Housing Prices: -7.1%
September 2015:
Housing Prices: 4.1%
February 2009:
Uninsured Rate: 16.1%
September 2015:
Uninsured Rate: 11.3%
February 2009:
Combat Troops Deployed: 186,300
September 2015:
Combat Troops Deployed: 9,937
February 2009:
Consumer Confidence: 25.3
September 2015:
Consumer Confidence: 95.4