就业增长慢，总统压力大(2/2)

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大选在即，高失业率仍是奥巴马申请连任的最大绊脚石。
HINTS:
Farr
Mitt Romney
Obama
Great Depression
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答疑：betty0925"It's crucial politically. It's less crucial economically, I think. I think you can look back and there've been no presidents re-elected when unemployment's north of 8%. So for President Obama, this is a very tricky detail."
External factors could also play an outsized role in whether companies hire workers. Farr says a downturn in Europe - the United States' largest trading partner - may hurt the president.
"Europe is a huge threat right now, the euro and the survival of the euro in what are insolvent, sovereign economies. Well, it's hard to call Europe a surprise, but it could be the October problem."
The unemployment rate has remained above 8% since February 2009, a fact Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney argues is reason for Americans to choose a new leader.
But in accepting his nomination for a second term, President Obama asked for more time. And on Friday, he reminded Americans that his policies have added 4.6 million private-sector jobs, following the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.“这对政治的影响最大，其次才是经济上的。回顾历史，从来没有一任总统能在失业率超过8%时连任。所以对奥巴马总统来说，现在的情况非常棘手。”
种种外部因素也对公司是否能招聘人手起着重大的影响。Farr称美国最大的贸易伙伴——欧洲的经济衰退也会有损总统的连任。
“目前欧洲是个巨大的威胁，包括欧元和那些无力偿债面临破产的欧元经济体。虽然很难称欧洲问题为意外情况，但它可能会成为10月份总统候选人辩论上的问题。”
自2009年起，失业率一直保持在8%以上，居高不下，共和党候选人Mitt Romney 以此为由呼吁美国人民选择一位新的领导人。
在接受民主党总统候选人提名的同时，奥巴马也请求美国民众给他更多的时间。周五，奥巴马还提醒美国民众，在大萧条后经济形衰退最严重的情况下，他的政策已为私营企业创造了460万份工作机会。