It just hit me the other day, as I was driving, listening to the AM radio news. It appears to me (and if I am wrong, please tell me) that the "economy" (or at least the reporting on it) gets worse every 4 years. It has its ups and downs in between, but it is ALWAYS bad and getting worse in a presidential election year.
I'm not trying to say that it isn't bad now, or that it wasn't bad then, but it seems like ever since "its the Economy (stupid)" (and maybe before, I can't remember clearly) that it is the economy, but only in election years. It doesn't seem to tank every two years, when we elect governors, senators and representatives, only during the presidential cycle. Or is it just that so much more is made of it during the presidential election years? When it gets bad in a non-election year is it just as bad, but we don't focus on it as much? Or does it actually get worse every 4 years? It is a leap year thing?
Like high profile mass murders done by "deranged gunman", there seems to be a convenient (for their side) shooting anytime there is major gun legislation pending. It doesn't happen every time, but it happens enough to pass beyond my concept of coincidence. So what do you think, is there actually a cycle tied to the elections?, or is it just the skillful manipulation of the media focusing our concerns? or maybe, both?
I'm not trying to say that it isn't bad now, or that it wasn't bad then, but it seems like ever since "its the Economy (stupid)" (and maybe before, I can't remember clearly) that it is the economy, but only in election years. It doesn't seem to tank every two years, when we elect governors, senators and representatives, only during the presidential cycle. Or is it just that so much more is made of it during the presidential election years? When it gets bad in a non-election year is it just as bad, but we don't focus on it as much? Or does it actually get worse every 4 years? It is a leap year thing?
Like high profile mass murders done by "deranged gunman", there seems to be a convenient (for their side) shooting anytime there is major gun legislation pending. It doesn't happen every time, but it happens enough to pass beyond my concept of coincidence. So what do you think, is there actually a cycle tied to the elections?, or is it just the skillful manipulation of the media focusing our concerns? or maybe, both?