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To: Taliesan
Actually, the unemployment rate in October 1996, just before the election, was 5.2%. This was down from 7.3% when Clinton took office. The President's 5.5% compares to 4.2% when he took office. There may be little difference between 5.5% and 5.2%, but in the minds of the voters it may come down to "are you better off today than you were 4 years ago." For a small percentage of the population the answer would be no. Given that W lost the popular vote and squeaked by with the electoral vote, that small percentage of people could play a large role. Especially, if they are in key swing states.
54 posted on 08/06/2004 5:55:38 AM PDT by NC28203
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To: NC28203

July UE numbers are the same in 1996 and 2004.


71 posted on 08/06/2004 6:01:08 AM PDT by RWR8189 (Its Morning in America Again!)
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To: NC28203

The thing voters remember is that in 4 years under Clinton, unemployment wend down 2.1% and in 4 years under Bush, unempolyment went up 1.3%.


95 posted on 08/06/2004 6:11:11 AM PDT by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: NC28203

5.5 vs. 5.2? I stand corrected.


161 posted on 08/06/2004 6:34:21 AM PDT by Taliesan (fiction police)
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