Economy Bush and Booming Economy- Term Paper

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5% growth rate. The only people that might pay attention to that are the huge corporate executives and we already know how hated that segment is. Economy did not help Bush and it will definitely become an even poorer supporter now that Democrats have swept the polls.

Before the elections, it was clear that Bush would use economy as a trump card. (Washington Post) and interesting in a poll by the Associated Press prior to the elections, 88% people had agreed that economy would be as important an issue as the unpopular war when they went to vote. Alas! That was not to be- showing just how misleading such polls can be. It appears that as soon as people had to choose between Bush and 'the other', they went for the other on reflex.

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You might wonder why that happened. Were democrats better? Honestly that is not the only reason why Bush policies failed to win him any votes. Scot Lehigh in the Boston Globe best explains the truth: "When congressional elections take on a national hue, they are usually blunt expressions of opposition and not the careful weighing of alternatives."

Economy will not lend any real support to Bush administration in the coming months as well and in fact with an empowered opposition, using economy as a trump card would be close to impossible. And honestly speaking, how could economy help Bush when his policies had earned the title of a 'cowboy' who is massively unpopular everywhere from "Paris to Pakistan." (Seattle Times).....

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