the others have been going after him. they ve been using his own words and record against him, especially on jobs. governor romney enjoys firing people. i enjoy creating jobs. keeping it honest, governor huntsman stretched that one a little out of context. here s that original mark. i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. if someone doesn t give me the good services i need, i want to say, i will get somebody else to provide that service to me. that sentence, whether you think it s spot-on or tone deaf, came at the end of a long argument against a current health care reform law and people firing insurance companies not about long range jobs. i was talking about insurance companies. we like to get rid of insurance companies that don t give us the service we need. opponents, as you can understand, are pouncing on this. i know what it s like to worry whether you will get fired. there were a couple of times i was wondering whether i was going to
the washington post /abc poll also showed mitt romney seen by many as high on the economy, tied with the president in a head to head matchup. when he took office the economy was in recession and he made it worst. it is believed his toughest opponent next fall will be the economy. we are on the path of a recovery but it s got to accelerate. nbc s kristin welker is at the white house for us. reporter: you also heard the president today at northern virginia community college tell those students they are the future and there is no time to lose. his focus was on jobs white house officials saying he really wanted to emphasize the idea the manufacturing sector is key to the economic recovery. you heard him talk about the expansion of a worker training program. the idea is to train about 500,000 community college students, make sure they are prepared and ready to enter the work force. the concern in the manufacturing sector is that it is aging. about 3 million americans