it takes time to clean the mess up
Here's an interesting stat available for you this week thanks to
Moody's and NYT.
A close election looks likely because
historically speaking, when job growth exceeds 175,000 a month the
incumbent is favoured, and when it's below 100,000, the challenger
is favoured.
What's the figure now? 119,000 (see the sidebar). However, it's
not as rosy as the forecast nearly 6 months ago (182,000).
