Democrats are using the Senate Republicans’ new jobs plan, which is drawing negative reviews from top economic analysts, as a potential wedge issue. In a press release Thursday, they challenged Republican Senate candidates around the country to take a stand on whether they support the proposal.“Economists say the so-called Republican jobs plan would actually hurt the economy,” Matt Canter, spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said in a statement. Maybe that is why Republicans Senate candidates are running scared and refusing to defend the extreme Tea Party economic plan and explain why economists are wrong.”
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