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March 29, 2006
'06 Elections: Don't Forget The Economy
The Bush administration has been criticized by us on the right for not replying strongly enough to the scurrilous attacks of the Murthas and Kennedys on the US missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it's been noted by the talking head policy wonks that this will negatively impact the Republican chances in the November elections. Since the average Joe doesn't spend his time reading Victor Davis Hanson or Steven Hayes, a lot of us think that more forceful use of the presidential bully pulpit is necessary to overcome the inherent liberal bias of the mainstream media--the only source that a lot of average Joes use to get their news.
But Mark Coffey reminds us that there's another powerful force that might affect the elections: "it's the economy, stupid". And the economy has been rocking and rolling right along.
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I think the question isn't "is the economy rockin'?" but "for whom has it been rockin'?" And I think the differential rockin effects of the economis is an issue dems would very much like to see foregrounded.
Posted by: jpe at March 29, 2006 12:10 PM
Without summoning up a bunch of data, I'd say that sustained low unemployment and low interest rates over the last few years have the capability to cause good effects across the entire economic spectrum.
Posted by: Jeff at March 29, 2006 02:12 PM
