ABC's This Week- Sunday October 21

On Sunday, October 2, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Senator Marco Rubio appeared on This Week. The topic of discussion was the policies of each candidate in the presidential election.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is a Democrat in Tampa, Florida.

Rahm Emanuel spoke about President Obama's policies in contrast to Governor Romney's policies. Emanuel pointed out that there have been 150,000 jobs, on average, created. Foreign policy and the capture and execution of Osama bin Laden were briefly mentioned. Mayor Emanuel defended the president's policies by stating, "The most important thing we have to do now is bring American troops home and battle for America's future, economically... We have to do what has worked in the past"

Mayor Emanuel accused Governor Romney of having Bush-like policies. "Mitt Romney wants to follow a set of policies that we have already seen the results, where the middle class lose and the first time in the last decade where the middle class actually lost their standard of living," stated Mayor Emanuel during the video conference.

Senator Marco Rubio is a Republican in Florida.

Marco Rubio accused Obama of giving up on establishing a plan for his next term. "The president has completely given up on outlining any sort of agenda for the future. What's his plan for the next four years?"

A chart was displayed during the video conference about private sector jobs. There were 156,800 private sector jobs created in Florida and 3,500 created in September. There was also a video clip of Obama using the term "Romnesia" to describe the candidate's inconsistent statements.

This Week broadcasted on Sunday, October 21, 2012 with host George Stephanopoulos. This discussion may not have a large impact on the election because it was simply two politicians speaking about their opinions on each candidate.