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Bill Clinton to call Romney-Ryan vision a 'winner-take-all society'
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09/05/12 06:00 PM ET
Former President Clinton will describe Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan's vision for the country as a "winner-take-all society" in his Democratic National Convention speech on Wednesday.
"In Tampa the Republican argument against the President's re-election was pretty simple: We left him a total mess, he hasn't finished cleaning it up yet, so fire him and put us back in," Clinton will say in his speech, according to excerpts released by the Obama campaign.
The former president will also praise President Obama's record and strongly express support for Obama's reelection.
"I like the argument for President Obama's re-election a lot better," Clinton will said. "He inherited a deeply damaged economy, put a floor under the crash, began the long hard road to recovery, and laid the foundation for a more modern, more well-balanced economy that will produce millions of good new jobs, vibrant new businesses, and lots of new wealth for the innovators."
Clinton will also describe the Obama-Biden ticket as one that will bring "shared prosperity and shared responsibility."
"The most important question is, what kind of country do you want to live in? If you want a you're-on-your-own, winner-take-all society, you should support the Republican ticke. If you want a country of shared prosperity and shared responsibility — a we're-all-in-this-together society — you should vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden."
Ahead of the speech, Republicans had predicted that Clinton, currently enjoying high favorability ratings, would focus his speech more on the country's economy during his time in office and not the last four years.
"In Tampa the Republican argument against the President's re-election was pretty simple: We left him a total mess, he hasn't finished cleaning it up yet, so fire him and put us back in," Clinton will say in his speech, according to excerpts released by the Obama campaign.
The former president will also praise President Obama's record and strongly express support for Obama's reelection.
"I like the argument for President Obama's re-election a lot better," Clinton will said. "He inherited a deeply damaged economy, put a floor under the crash, began the long hard road to recovery, and laid the foundation for a more modern, more well-balanced economy that will produce millions of good new jobs, vibrant new businesses, and lots of new wealth for the innovators."
"The most important question is, what kind of country do you want to live in? If you want a you're-on-your-own, winner-take-all society, you should support the Republican ticke. If you want a country of shared prosperity and shared responsibility — a we're-all-in-this-together society — you should vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden."
Ahead of the speech, Republicans had predicted that Clinton, currently enjoying high favorability ratings, would focus his speech more on the country's economy during his time in office and not the last four years.
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