Morris/APPresident Barack Obama points into the crowd after a campaign rally for Senator Harry Reid, D-Nev., Thursday.

WASHINGTON - President Obama sounds like he's banking on  economic recovery and voter patience to keep Democrats in control this November. 

Stumping for embattled Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in Las Vegas Friday, Obama said the America would stilk be headed in the wrong direction of the GOP had its way. 

"To simply continue with the policies that had gotten us into this mess in the first place would mean further disaster," Obama said. "We're in a different place today than we were a year ago. An economy that was shrinking is now growing," 

"It took years to dig this hole; it's going to take more time than any of us would like to climb out of it," he added, pleading for patience. 

"But the question is, No. 1, are we on the right track? And the answer is, yes." 

Republicans responded with an ad accusing Reid and Obama of destroying Nevada's economy, pointing out that unemployment in the state is 14%.

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