Obama: Bin Laden Death Doesn't Mean '12 Win

The Hill reports:

President Obama said Thursday that he agrees with Republicans who say his reelection isn't guaranteed by the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Obama downplayed the political windfall he stands to collect from the discovery of bin Laden's whereabouts and the killing of the man behind the Sept. 11 attacks.

"No, not at all," Obama told Univision affiliate WLTV in Miami when asked whether he believes the bin Laden killing guarantees his reelection.

Obama said he expects the economy and jobs will top voters' concerns in 2012, the same calculation Republicans are making.

"I think in politics, the people are definitely thinking about the economy, high gas prices, unemployment is still high, and so we need to keep making important progress on those fronts and for the Latino community," the president said.