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Economy's Surge Poses Challenge for Presidential Hopefuls
The New York Times ^
| November 11, 2002
| David Leonhardt
Posted on 11/02/2003 2:52:46 PM PST by Bryan
For more than two years now, the Democrats seeking the presidency have planned on running a 2004 campaign built around the weak economy and patterned after Bill Clinton's 1992 defeat of President Bush's father.
But with the economy having surged this past quarter they are suddenly confronting the possibility of a far less encouraging historical comparison: that the election year economy could be more like the one Ronald Reagan ran on in 1984, when the country was coming out of a long slump.
The rapid change in the outlook underscored by figures released on Thursday showing the fastest quarterly economic growth since 1984 is already forcing the Democratic presidential candidates to calibrate their attack on Mr. Bush's economic record in ways they did not have to just a week ago. It has also left them in danger of looking as though they were clinging to economic gloom.
(Excerpt -- Please click on link for full article.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/02/politics/campaigns/02ECON.html
TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: 2004; bushrecovery; clark; dean; democrats; election2004; gephardt; kerry; lieberman
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11/02/2003 2:52:46 PM PST
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Bryan
To: republican; rboatman; tame; Alamo-Girl; zappo; backhoe; goseminoles; Balding_Eagle; ...
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11/02/2003 2:55:12 PM PST
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Bryan
To: republican; rboatman; tame; Alamo-Girl; zappo; backhoe; goseminoles; Balding_Eagle; ...
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posted on
11/02/2003 2:55:29 PM PST
by
Bryan
To: Bryan
It has also left them in danger of looking as though they were clinging to economic gloom.
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posted on
11/02/2003 2:56:19 PM PST
by
Paleo Conservative
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: Paleo Conservative
Well, aren't they? <----rhetorical question>
To: Paleo Conservative
The Dems will move away from "It's the economy, stupid", to "Where's the WMDs?" & "Bush's Health Care Crisis".
To: Bryan
Media sources such as CNN's MONEY have been downplaying the state of the economy for a year now, using selective statistics and the commentary of Krugman types.
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posted on
11/02/2003 3:00:28 PM PST
by
At _War_With_Liberals
(Screw 'the security' plan in Iraq. It's time to 'go Saddam' on their medieval asses...)
To: All
Sorry about the double post, everyone.
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posted on
11/02/2003 3:02:56 PM PST
by
Bryan
To: lentulusgracchus; George W. Bush; Clint N. Suhks; scripter; Polycarp; EdReform
Ping.
This isn't our usual fare, but I thought you might like to see it.
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posted on
11/02/2003 3:05:02 PM PST
by
Bryan
To: Bryan
Economy's Surge Poses Challenge for Presidential HopefulsNow that Dubya' has placed another hurdle in their path by slamming their "economy" agenda I forsee another political agenda on the horizon to try and stiffle Dubya's quest for re-election. Soon, I'm sure, we will see the efforts of that agenda.
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11/02/2003 3:06:53 PM PST
by
EGPWS
To: So Cal Rocket
They have already been on "Where's the WMDs," without even taking a ten-minute break in the past seven months. If we manage to actually find some WMDs without crossing the Syrian border, the left-wingers' consumption of Zoloft is going through the roof.
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posted on
11/02/2003 3:07:30 PM PST
by
Bryan
To: Bryan
You're right - not our usual fare but I did enjoy the read. Thanks for the ping.
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posted on
11/02/2003 3:10:58 PM PST
by
scripter
(Thousands have left the homosexual lifestyle)
To: scripter
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posted on
11/02/2003 3:17:59 PM PST
by
Bryan
To: Bryan
Once again, ever and always, what's GOOD for the country is BAD for the Democrats.
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posted on
11/02/2003 3:18:01 PM PST
by
ohioWfan
(Have you prayed for your President today?)
To: Bryan
Saved for later reading.
Thanks!
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posted on
11/02/2003 3:27:33 PM PST
by
Jorge
To: Paleo Conservative
"It has also left them in danger of looking as though they were clinging to economic gloom."
Yes, I noticed that. That's why I cut the excerpt right after the end of that sentence. Bad news makes their world go around.
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posted on
11/02/2003 3:28:52 PM PST
by
Bryan
To: Bryan
How could I forget 1984? The morning after Dad called me to tell us the news "Did you hear they finally caught both of those guys?" Taking the bait, I asked "Which guys?" "Both of those guys who voted for Mondale," said Dad.
To: Bryan
Awwwwww, poor democrats. They will just start attacking Dubya on Iraq and then Saddam AND the WMDs will be found leaving them with nothing........but egg on their faces.
To: Bryan
Coattails,coatailsCoaCoattails,coatailsttails,coatailsCoattails,coatailsCoattails,coatailsCoattails,coatails!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
11/02/2003 4:07:06 PM PST
by
Helms
(Liberalism is condescension at best and subjegation at worst.)
To: Bryan
Is that a typo in the date or is this article from a year ago?
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posted on
11/02/2003 4:14:09 PM PST
by
Badray
(Molon Labe!)
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