[Economist_MA]

I agree - it will be the big issue for 2002, even though most mid-term races are more about personality than politics. Most likely the economy will be in gear again by 2004.

[Naspino]

I agree - it will be the big issue for 2002, even though most mid-term races are more about personality than politics. Most likely the economy will be in gear again by 2004.

I think it was Drudge that had a link to Daschel's 2002 strategy meeting -- basically discouraging any collaboration on Bush economic plans to keep Democrat fingerprints off the economy -- essentially let it die and then we'll say "We told you -- Republicans will destroy the economy".

[RLK]

Here's something else you might want to examine:

http://www.census.gov/income/ftp/histinc/people/p08.prn