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Do political changes in Europe spell trouble for Obama?

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    Impact of voters ousting incumbents abroad

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So emerging in Europe's new found fiscal framework.

Correspondent Shannon brain tells us how that could possibly translate into big problems for President Obama.

I think there's unhappiness with the status quo both in the European nations and in the United States -- single -- are struggling to form a new -- In France motors also rejected the -- -- on Sunday ousting president Nicholas Sarkozy in favor of his socialist challenger friends while belonged.

-- has signaled he will move away from belt tightening policies.

The last voters in Britain strip hundreds of local seats from both conservatives and Liberal Democrats over -- struggling economy.

Could all the -- of incumbents mean trouble for President Obama come November.

I would worry about the trend if I was of the Obama strategist and that Prudential Center building in Chicago looking out over Lake Michigan towards Europe.

Yeah I would be concerned about that political analysts say the wave of voters turning out leaders across Europe stems.

From growing unrest over economic instability and worries about the future.

A sentiment not uncommon here at home in the US.

A recent average of polls on the direction of the United States shows by a nearly 21 margin.

Americans feel the country is headed in the wrong direction.

Speaking in New York today the president sounded like he doesn't plan to deviate from his current strategy.

-- we've got to move forward.

To an economy where everybody gets a fair shot everybody's doing their fair share.

Everybody plays by the -- -- -- as well Mitt Romney criticized the president's current -- it -- with us becoming.

Much more like you're.

With chronic high unemployment.

Stagnant wages.

And perilous levels of -- many Democrats countered that the situation in Europe and the US -- like apples and oranges.

What's happening in Europe is is an interesting sort of cautionary -- -- On the economist send it but I think that for the most part the president is in good standing in that it's a completely different situation and what we're looking at.

Here in the United States.

While polling shows potential voters give Romney -- three point advantage when it comes to weather heat or the president would be -- better Steward of the economy.

Battleground states like Ohio and Virginia which have a lower unemployment than the national average good off for the current administration an electoral advantage Brett.

Shannon thank you hope.

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