# Prof. Lawrence White on how the state of the economy can affect Obama's re-election chances

1 Faculty News March 5, 2012 ![CNBC logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_034412.gif?itok=MRidxYS3)>

Excerpt from [CNBC](http://www.cnbc.com/id/46626931) -- " ... if job creation continues at the 12-month average of some 142,000, more than 1.1 million jobs will be added by Election Day. 'He’s lucky that the recovery has taken so long, coming now rather than a year ago,' says [White](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/lawrence-white)."

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