{"id":31849,"date":"2012-09-06T15:31:02","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T20:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2012\/09\/06\/us-voters-mull-the-economy\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T01:11:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T06:11:40","slug":"us-voters-mull-the-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2012\/09\/06\/us-voters-mull-the-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Voters Mull the Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Next American president\u2019s moves on taxes, debt or trade will sway the global economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Bruce Stokes, Director of Pew Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Special for\u00a0<em>YaleGlobal<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1992, Bill Clinton won the US presidency largely on the strength of a simple campaign message: \u201cIt\u2019s the economy, stupid!\u201d Two decades later, in another election, the winning slogan might well be, \u201cIt\u2019s the economy\u00a0<em>again<\/em>, stupid!\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public opinion surveys show that economic issues are a foremost concern for American voters. Recent history suggests that voters\u2019 choice on November 6 will have implications not just for the economic health of the United States but also the global economy.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the run-up to the 2012 election, the US economy is still struggling to recover from the Great Recession. The real gross domestic product grew an anemic 1.7 percent in the second quarter of 2012; the unemployment rate was 8.3 percent in July.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four in five Americans are unsatisfied with the way things are going in the country, according to a June Gallup survey. Most blame the economy. 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