A recent story by the Guardian profiled a number of businesses in the swing state of North Carolina. The state, with some of the highest unemployment numbers in the nation, has seen signs of an economic turnaround. Prices are rising, as well as the number of buildings being constructed, things that would not happen in a down economy. But the recovery to the Great Recession has been slow, much longer than it has taken the U.S. to emerge from past crises. Local businesspeople attribute this to policies enacted by President Barack Obama and his administration. They say that the president is anti-business, and that he was not as hard on Wall Street as he could have been. The stock market has rallied since its dark days in 2008, and Main Street is still struggling in many states.
Another issue cited for the recovery failure is the political infighting in Washington and elsewhere.

The lack of compromise has hurt everybody, especially when essential things like infrastructure are affected. Most are aware of the economic disaster that President Obama came in to office with, but they believe that it should be fixed at this point. This is yet another sign that the fight for Obama is still an uphill battle.

Economy in North Carolina improves, no credit given to Obama - The Guardian