Turbo Timmy is in for a rude awakening.

(Politico) — Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, in North Carolina talking up the American Jobs Act, told the CBS “Early Show” that President Obama can still win reelection if unemployment stays at 9 percent.

“Of course he could be elected with that, again, because he has got a better strategy for helping heal the wounds of this country,” Geithner said.

Geithner declined to predict for CBS News what unemployment might be on Election Day.