The question -- first asked by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 during the depths of the Great Depression and used to devastating effect by Ronald Reagan against President Jimmy Carter in 1980 -- has become a defining element of the 2012 campaign dialogue, thanks to Republican repetition and Democratic disagreements.
The question -- first asked by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 during the depths of the Great Depression and used to devastating effect by Ronald Reagan against President Jimmy Carter in 1980 -- has become a defining element of the 2012 campaign dialogue, thanks to Republican repetition and Democratic disagreements.
