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It's the Economy, Stupid
This year's presidential campaign is supposedly about the economy, but economic indicators make political predictions more confusing than ever. Consumer confidence is on the rise, for example, but consumer spending is on the decline. Does that favor Obama , Romney — or is it a draw?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThis year's presidential campaign is supposedly about the economy, but economic indicators make political predictions more confusing than ever. Consumer confidence is on the rise, for example, but consumer spending is on the decline. Does that favor Obama, Romney — or is it a draw? Is economic uncertainty one reason that neither candidate has been very specific about plans for economic improvement? We compare what they have said and how they stand in the latest polls. Whatever the numbers show now, how long will they last?
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Catherine Rampell
host of The Weekend on MSNBC
Gary Langer
Langer Research Associates and ABC News
Stephen Moore
Heritage Foundation
The full episode
2 of 3The Uncertain Economy and the Presidential Campaign- 0:00The Real Refs Return
- 7:27It's the Economy, StupidYou’re reading this
- 42:46Netanyahu and Abbas at the UN