Aug 3, 2012 ... Bernstein was Vice President Biden's chief economic advisor. ... unemployment  would never rise past 8 percent, and would peak just under ... Without the  stimulus, they predicted that unemployment would peak ... It has declined since  then but has remained above 8 percent for 41 months straight, a record.
Sep 13, 2012 ... The president promised that if he spent money on a stimulus program that  unemployment would go to 5.7 percent or 6 percent. Those were his words,"  Bramnick said in a Sept. ... that with the stimulus plan, "unemployment would  never go above 8 percent. He even said it would be 6 percent by now."
Oct 8, 2011 ... Romer took it home over Christmas to double-check, rewrite and pick over. ...  recovery plan” — forecasts unemployment peaking at 8 percent in ... Even with  the stimulus, unemployment shot past 10 percent in 2009. .... If we had done  nothing, they say, unemployment would never have reached 10 percent.
Mar 15, 2012 ... Matt Lauer: At some point will you say, “Wait a minute, we've spent ... If you add  up the promises, he boldly promised well over 5.5 million ... rise to 9 percent  during most of 2010 and stay above 6 percent through most of 2012. ... Stimulus  package was passed, “unemployment will peak at about 8 percent.
The White House and congressional leaders, he says, pursued an agenda that ...  A large part of Obama's appeal to independents and moderates was his promise  to ... care with Senate Republicans who never had any intention of getting to yes;  .... passage of the stimulus bill, unemployment would peak around 8.5 percent.
Says that President Obama promised that with the stimulus plan, "unemployment would never go above 8 percent. He even said it would be 6 percent by now."