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Mr.Phips
Junior Chimp
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« on: June 15, 2011, 07:51:26 PM »

The reason is that the movement of the unemployment rate in the second quarter(March to June) of every Presidential election but one(1956) has predicted the winner of the Presidential race.  If the unemployment rate falls during this period, the incumbent party holds the White House.  If it stays the same, the incumbent party loses narrowly.  If it rises, the incumbent party loses in a landslide.

Year     change in unemployment in second quarter      incumbent party win/loss %

2008      +.4%                                                               -7%
2004      -.2%                                                                +3%
2000       0                                                                      0
1996       -.2%                                                               +8%
1992       +.4%                                                               -6%
1988       -.3%                                                                +7%
1984       -.6%                                                               +19%
1980       +1.3%                                                             -9%
1976        0                                                                    -2%
1972       -.1%                                                                +23%
1968        0                                                                      -1%
1964        -.2%                                                                 +23%
1960        0                                                                      -1%
1956        +.1                                                                   +16%
1952        +.1                                                                   -12%
1948        -.4%                                                                 +4%


This test has worked in 15 out of 16 elections or 94% of the time.
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Mr.Phips
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2011, 11:56:12 PM »

You know who else they thought would lose in July?



And:



The unemployment numbers said differently.
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