Though Rick Santorum said on Saturday that Republicans "may lose their edge" on the economy as it continues to improve, South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham still sees opportunity for Republicans to hammer President Obama for lackluster policies.
"The economy...is anemic at best, and the policies of the president are going to make it impossible for this country to recover," he said on ABC's This Week.
In response, New York Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer, on the same panel, said that the Republican Party is searching for other issues to tackle because it is “on the defensive."
"Republicans, realizing that [job creation is] not their strong suit, are going off on these other things, women's issues and women's health and contraception," he said.
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