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Man from Pickens

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21. No?

Reply to dawg (Reply #20)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 04:43 PM

Nov 2014

When your average voter hears "recovery", they do think "happy days are here again" or something close to that. That's what economic recovery is.

And when we campaign on a non-existent recovery, people ARE hearing "happy days are here again" and they feel left out of it.

Voters hear "recovery" and their next thought is "Candidate doesn't understand how bad it is" followed shortly by "Candidate isn't going to fix a problem he claims doesn't exist".

By the way, labor force participation rate is a pretty reasonable measure of economic well-being, as is real (not nominal) wages. You might want to see how well we are doing with those - it ain't good.

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PLEASE answer that. I wonder the same thing. "Reid = obstruction" WTF? CurtEastPoint Nov 2014 #1

That's the thing, they only have to SAY something and, for their base, it's automatically ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #2

This is an obvious PR/marketing tactic justiceischeap Nov 2014 #3

We're the only first world economy that has recovered (albeit slowly) from the economic crisis. dawg Nov 2014 #4

BS Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #11

So, do you think the employment reports are all lies? dawg Nov 2014 #13

This is what a recovery looks like Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #17

We've had one of those two things for quite some time now. dawg Nov 2014 #18

One alone doesn't make a recovery Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #19

I don't think anyone was campaigning on "Happy Days Are Here Again". dawg Nov 2014 #20

No? Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #21

Labor force participation rate is also affected by demographic trends, such as ... dawg Nov 2014 #22

it's a desperation play Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #23

http://www.majorityleader.gov/bill-tracker/ alc Nov 2014 #5

Keystone isn't a voter motivator Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #24

Obamacare - obviously. maced666 Nov 2014 #6

I was wondering the same thing. You won't get an answer from the voters either. They just repeat kelliekat44 Nov 2014 #7

8 years ago the Democrats started promising massive change leftstreet Nov 2014 #8

I don't know ellie Nov 2014 #9

average americans (who do not spend all their time on forums such as this) Puzzledtraveller Nov 2014 #10

Beats the hell out of me. Republicans are not very clear about that, B Calm Nov 2014 #12

They genuinely don't know. Some tool on Fox News probably said it, and they parroted the phrase. nt Zorra Nov 2014 #14

And while the Republicans were delivering that message LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #15

Bipartisanship, Reaching across the Aisle Wolf Frankula Nov 2014 #16