It may be tougher for President Obama's re-election campaign to blame the economy on predecessor George W. Bush after yesterday's comments by Vice President Biden.
"Even though 50-some percent of the American people think the economy tanked because of the last administration, that's not relevant," Biden told a radio station in Florida.
"What's relevant is, we're in charge.
"And right now we are the ones in charge," Biden added, "and it's gotten better but it hasn't gotten good enough . I don't blame them (people) for being mad."
Biden, speaking to WLRN in South Florida, also said that next year's election "is a referendum on Obama and Biden, the nature and the state of the economy."
"It's soon going to be a choice," Biden said.
The vice president also said voters should compare the Obama-Biden ticket to whomever the Republicans put up, citing a comment once made by a mayor facing re-election.
"Look, don't compare me to the Almighty compare me to the alternative," the vice president said. "That's what's going to happen here."
The White House take on Biden's comments?
"I think every elected official who's running for office in 2012 will run on his or her record," said White House press secretary Jay Carney.
"And this president and vice president will run on their record of saving the American economy from a great depression, of reversing the kind of dramatic contraction in the economy and dramatic job loss that we saw, and beginning to build a foundation for the kind of competitive economy that we absolutely must have in the 21st century for us to succeed," Carney said.
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