Don't know if he ever said "below 8 percent", but he did say.... February 6, 2009, speaking to the Democratic Caucus Issues Conference. Obama rallies Democrats with tough partisan speech [Full Text] | Washington Examiner Now, to you who demands that every comment be documented, can you show us that three million jobs were indeed saved or created?
Now you will want to split hairs on Obama or his boys saying this, but you will only look silly doing it. The Obama campaign/administration claimed unemployment would remain below 8% if the stimulus passed. This really is not a mystery quote. He claimed it. He came up short. Claiming anything else is just diversion. Barack Obama's Stimulus Plan: Failing by Its Own Measure - TIME