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2016 Postmortem

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts) Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:09 PM Sep 2012

Wouldn't it be something if, after months of telling us no president has ever been reelected...

...with unemployment above 8%, the unemployment rate is below 8% on election day?

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Wouldn't it be something if, after months of telling us no president has ever been reelected... (Original Post) Drunken Irishman Sep 2012 OP

No other president has been elected flying rabbit Sep 2012 #1

The full statement is that no President *SINCE FDR* has been reelected with a UE rate over 8% scheming daemons Sep 2012 #2

flying rabbit

(4,628 posts)

1. No other president has been elected

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:26 PM

Sep 2012

while black either. Mebbe he'll get a two-fer.

scheming daemons

(25,487 posts)

2. The full statement is that no President *SINCE FDR* has been reelected with a UE rate over 8%

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:43 PM

Sep 2012

FDR was reelected with an employment rate in the high teens.

FDR also face a similar economic situation.

Just like FDR, Obama will be reelected despite high unemployment... because the voters know who caused it and who is fixing it.

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