Ever since James Carville rode to fame if not fortune by coining the mantra “The economy, stupid” as the guiding principle of Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, the idea that somehow, a great economy was the key indicator of an incumbent’s prospects for re-election has taken a grip on all the constituent branches of American politics, especially jouralism and the punditocracy.
IT'S THE STUPID ECONOMY, NOT THE ECONOMY, STUPID
IT'S THE STUPID ECONOMY, NOT THE ECONOMY…
IT'S THE STUPID ECONOMY, NOT THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Ever since James Carville rode to fame if not fortune by coining the mantra “The economy, stupid” as the guiding principle of Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, the idea that somehow, a great economy was the key indicator of an incumbent’s prospects for re-election has taken a grip on all the constituent branches of American politics, especially jouralism and the punditocracy.