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ProgressiveEconomist

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2. What really counts for the November 5th

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Wed Feb 8, 2012, 02:38 PM

Feb 2012

election is the October unemployment rate, to be reported by the BLS at 830am on Friday, November 2 2012.

That will provide the last bit of new information to undecideds making up their minds during the weekend.

People voting early will do so on the basis of September 2012 unmployment numbers.

I wonder what the Goldman Sachs analysis predicts for September and October unemployment rates. IMO, as long as they're below 8 percent and still falling, President Obama will win re-election.

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