7.8%. getting into the 7 s is very important for him. so that s very good news for him. unfortunately it doesn t really describe the state of unemployment. and real pain in the country. 23 million americans remain unemployed or they have given up hope of being employed. and one big issue, of course that mitt romney talked about during the debate the other night was the deficit. the scrocketting deficit under president obama. remember, that the total federal deficit under president obama is still at $5.2 trillion. that s the debt that has been added, i think. the deficit right now it was also went down yesterday. the debt. and the deficit is now 1.1 trillion. that was also came out yesterday morning. another barometer people always look at, too. is food stamps. 2009 what did we have 33.5 million, right? and then in 2010, 40.3. last year 44.7. and look at this year already. 46.8 million. that s as of july. big jump.