

With his bus in the background, President Obama greets people outside of Mast General Store in Boone, N.C., on Oct. 17. Obama is on a three-day bus tour promoting the American Jobs Act. Susan Walsh/AP
President Obama speaks at Asheville Regional Airport in Fletcher, N.C., on Oct. 17. Susan Walsh/AP
President Obama visits with patrons of the Countryside Barbecue in Marion, N.C., on Oct. 17. Susan Walsh/AP
President Obama waves before boarding his bus after having lunch and greeting people at The Old Market Deli, on Aug. 15, in Cannon Falls, Minn., during his three-day economic bus tour. Carolyn Kaster/AP
President Obama shakes hands as he arrives to speak at a town hall meeting, on Aug. 15, at Lower Hannah's Bend Park in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Carolyn Kaster/AP
President Obama meets young children from the public schools in Chatfield, Minnesota, during a stop on his bus tour to the Midwest on August 15. Jason Reed/Reuters
President Obama talks with a patron as he visits The Coffee Mill Restaurant, on Aug. 15, in Zumbrota, Minnesota. Carolyn Kaster/AP
President Obama talks as he has lunch at The Old Market Deli, on Aug. 15, in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Carolyn Kaster/AP
Paul Hyland (l.) holds a sign as President Obama stops for lunch around the corner at The Old Market Deli, on Aug. 15, in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Carolyn Kaster/AP
President Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at Lower Hannah's Bend Park, on Aug. 15, in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Carolyn Kaster/AP
President Obama's bus drives among corn fields as it approaches Decorah, Iowa, during a three-day economic bus tour. Carolyn Kaster/AP
President Obama greets supporters as he arrives at a town hall-style event at Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa, on Aug. 15. Jason Reed/Reuters
President Obama greets the crowd before speaking at a town hall meeting at Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa, on Aug. 15. Charlie Neibergall/AP
President Obama waves before speaking at a town hall meeting at Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa, on Aug. 15. Charlie Neibergall/AP
President Obama greets people in the crowd after speaking at a town hall meeting at Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa, on Aug. 15. Charlie Neibergall/AP