Originally Posted by kane

I think how the economy plays out will have an effect on the election. However, I think the debt and deficit are not big deals to a lot of people. I have been hearing about how the national debt and deficit will destroy this country since I was a little kid. Most of us grew up with that and it has become white noise that only seems to come up at election time. If the economy is growing and we are growing jobs instead of losing them when the election comes around the democrats will use the Obama stimulus as a positive thing and tell people it is working and they need to re-elect them so they can continue to fix things and not leave it half undone. When you start talking long term economics to people most people's eyes gloss over. In the end it will be which part can convince people that their jobs is safe or that they will be getting a job soon that will with that fight.