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Job Search: What are presidential hopefuls saying (and doing) about jobs?

Poll after poll shows that jobs and the economy are the top issues for voters across the political spectrum. President Obama and the Republicans who seek to replace him are giving lots of speeches these days, but what are they really saying (and doing) about job creation?

AAM’s new online candidate tracker tool, Job Search, will keep tabs on what the 2012 Republican presidential candidates, as well as President Obama, are saying about how we can create manufacturing jobs in America. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive repository of statements these candidates have made about the issues Americans care about the most.

Be sure to check back often—we’ll be scanning candidates’ speeches, statements, tweets and media appearances daily, and will record everything they say about manufacturing and jobs.

CANDIDATE STATEMENTS

Michele Bachmann (R)

Michele Bachmann has suspended her bid for the presidency.

January 4, 2012
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Herman Cain (R)

Herman Cain has suspended his bid for the Presidency.

December 6, 2011
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Newt Gingrich (R)

The following originally appeared on our blog, ManufactureThis:

An analysis of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) from Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) Media Director Steven Capozzola...

I've talked with many domestic U.S. manufacturers over the past decade or so-- mostly small and mid-sized manufacturers (the backbone of America's industrial base). 

February 14, 2012
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Jon Huntsman (R)

Jon Huntsman has suspended his bid for the Presidency.

January 17, 2012
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Thaddeus McCotter (R)

Rep. McCotter has suspended his bid for the Presidency

October 12, 2011
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Barack Obama (D)

At a Master Lock factory in Wisconsin, President Obama laid out parts of his manufacturing plan, and the benefits of making it in America:

February 17, 2012
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Ron Paul (R)

Ron Paul participated in the Republican Presidential Forum On Manufacturing in Pella, IA yesterday.  However, Paul did not make any mention of the word “manufacturing” or manufacturing jobs.

Watch the whole video here.

November 2, 2011
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Rick Perry (R)

Rick Perry has suspended his bid for the Presidency.

January 19, 2012
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Buddy Roemer (R)

Buddy Roemer took on China in a campaign speech outside the Chinese Embassy. Stating that free trade with China was the root of our economic problems, Roemer attacked the foreign tax credit and tax breaks for businesses that ship jobs overseas.

Roemer has pledged to make manufacturing jobs the center of his campaign.

September 8, 2011
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Mitt Romney (R)

The following originally appeared on our blog, ManufactureThis:

An analysis of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) from Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) Media Director Steven Capozzola...

I've talked with many domestic U.S. manufacturers over the past decade or so-- mostly small and mid-sized manufacturers (the backbone of America's industrial base). 

February 14, 2012
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Rick Santorum (R)

Rick Santorum stunned the political world on Tuesday with his come-from-behind win in the Colorado and Minnesota caucuses, and the Missouri primary. This morning on MSNBC’s Moring Joe, he looked ahead to the Michigan primary on February 28.

[Michigan] is a great place for us to plant our flag and talk about jobs and manufacturing and giving opportunities for everybody in America to rise.

February 8, 2012
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