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Though Mitt Romney’s campaign has tried to paint the Obama presidency as unsuccessful at creating jobs and ending the recession, the Democratic National Convention last week seems to have injected some hope back into the American economic outlook: The U.S. Gallup Economic Confidence Index surged to -18 for the week ending Sept. 9 — an 11-point jump from the previous week, and near the highest point reached since Gallup Daily tracking began in January 2008.