Would you want unemployment to increase if it would help your candidate?

[Democrat]

is that a Bill Parcells quote in your sig?

It's an Obama quote.

[Marokai Backbeat]

No because I'm not an immature and horrible human being.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Option 4.  I certainly want the economy to get better, but I don't want people to give President Obama all the credit and reelect him because of it.

[後援会]

I'd prefer for actual unemployment to go down and for the unemployment rate to go up. The best of both worlds - and not implausible. A recovering economy could make more jobless people look for jobs, thus increasing the U-3 unemployment rate. 

[Marokai Backbeat]

I'd prefer for actual unemployment to go down and for the unemployment rate to go up. The best of both worlds - and not implausible. A recovering economy could make more jobless people look for jobs, thus increasing the U-3 unemployment rate. 

Excellent dodge of the question.

[Franzl]

Option 4.  I certainly want the economy to get better, but I don't want people to give President Obama all the credit and reelect him because of it.

So who deserves the credit in your opinion?

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Option 4.  I certainly want the economy to get better, but I don't want people to give President Obama all the credit and reelect him because of it.

So who deserves the credit in your opinion?

I don't know, but it depends on a lot of factors.  You can't just blame or give credit to elected officials for those things.

[Franzl]

Option 4.  I certainly want the economy to get better, but I don't want people to give President Obama all the credit and reelect him because of it.

So who deserves the credit in your opinion?

I don't know, but it depends on a lot of factors.  You can't just blame or give credit to elected officials for those things.

So public policy (enacted by elected officials) has no effect on things like unemployment and the economy?