[SouthTexas]

And you wonder why people cannot see the good in the economy? The media only portrays the bad, or worse yet, either ignores it or spins it to insignificance.

[expat_panama]

...people cannot see the good in the economy? The media only portrays the bad...

Maybe it's not 'people', but democrats.  My take is that most people vote republican in spite of what the old press says, because people don't believe the old news media anymore.   I say let's not argue with success, the American electorate has got good sense.