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Obama'slatestspeechtoutinghiseconomicrecordmarksthestartoftheDemocraticparty'sfinalappealtovotersintheNov.4midtermelection,withthegoalofportrayingDemocraticcandidatesasdefendersofthemiddleclassandpeggingRepublicansaspromotersoftherichandbigcorporations.ObamatoldanaudienceatNorthwesternUniversityinEvanston,IllinoisThursdaythattheeconomyhasbeenimproving,withlayoffsonthedecline,steadyjobgrowthandtheGrossdomesticproductontheupswing.Hesaidhehaspresidedover“thelongestuninterruptedstretchofprivatesectorjobcreationinourhistory,”with10millionnewjobscreatedinthepastfourandahalfyears.Headded:“ItisindisputablethateconomyisstrongertodaythanitwaswhenItookoffice.”Ofcourse,that'snotsayingmuchformillionsofmiddleclassAmericanswhodon'tfeelthattheeconomyimprovedforthemandwhoblameObama,atleastinpart,fornotmakingthingsbetter.Reflectingtheseconcerns,Obama'sjobapprovalratingisjustabove40percentinvariouspolls,apoorrating.Obamaalsoadmittedthatthemidtermelectionwillbeareferendumonhiseconomicandotherpolicies.“Iamnotontheballotthisfall,”hesaid.“...Butmakenomistake:Thesepoliciesareontheballot.Everysingleoneofthem.”ThisseemedyintothehandsofRepublicanSenatecandidateswhoaretryingtolinkDemocraticrivalstotheunpopularinkeystatessuchasAlaska,Arkansas,Kentucky,LouisianaandNorthCarolina.Atthesametime,Obama'spitchcouldmotivateDemocraticvoterswhosupporthispoliciestoshowuponElectionDayandcasttheirballots.DemocraticpollsterGeoffGarintoldmethatAmericansrealizetheeconomyhasimprovedoverallbutmanyhaven'tseenthatimprovementintheirownlivesandarestillanxiousaboutthefuture.BillGalston,apoliticalscientistwiththeBrookingsInstitutionandaformerWhiteHouseadviserto BillClinton,saystheeconomyisuppermostinvoters'minds.“That'swhattheelection'saboutandthat'swhateveryelectionisgoingtobeaboutuntilsomeonefiguresoutsomethingtodoaboutit,”Galstontoldme.Galstonsayswagestagnationforthemiddleclassandthefailureoftheeconomygenerateenoughgood-payingjobshavehurtObama'sstandingwithmanyofhiscoreconstituencies.Amongthemareyoungpeople,suchascollegestudentswhowillgraduatesoonandwhorealizethejobmarketispoor,Galstonnotes.IftheDemocratsdon'tgetastrongturnoutamongDemocrat-leaningyoungvoters,theirprospectsforkeetheirmajorityintheSenateormakinggainsintheRepublican-controlledHousewillbeAndasofnow,theyouthturnoutisexpectedtoberelativelyAccordingtoparagraph1,DemocratictreatmiddleclassA.aloyaldefenderoftheDemocraticB.aimpetusofthestrongrecoveryofAmericansC.apivotalroleinprevailingatthemidtermD.arepresentativeofthewealthyandbigItcanbelearnedfromthe2paragraphObamadoesnotwingeneralrecognitionamongmiddle-classB.GDPisamajorindexinjudgingtheeconomicsituationjobgrowthreachesitspeakduringObama＇ssocietyisinchaosbeforeObama＇sialItissuggestedinparagraph3thatcannotexerthisinfluenceinthemidtermisreadyforthebattleagainstthehighlyvaluesevery ernmentwouldbeexploitedbytheRepublicanSenateBillGalstonwouldmostlikelytoagreeDemocraticisblamedfor estagnationofthemiddle-collegestudentistheuppermostfactorinwinningthemoregood-payingjobsshouldbeofferedtotheyoungeconomicprosperityisthebestformulatodissolvetheWhichofthefollowingistheauthormainly betweenRepublicanandB.aessentialfactorinsavingvotersforC.ableakfuturefortheAmericanmiddle-D.areferendumthatcouldturnthetrendfor标志着在11月4日的中期中开始了最后一轮的。在本轮中，旨低、稳定的就业增长以及GDP的上行均表明经济状况已得到改善。他说，在过