One thing I have not heard discussed this election is how the economic recovery has affected different states. Its been very uneven.
I keep hearing things like "how is Trump up 4 in Ohio but only up 6 in Texas?"
It's the economy, stupid.
Bu bu but unemployment is down! We're booming!
California added 63,000 jobs in August, 42% of U.S. total
The state added a net 63,100 jobs last month and the unemployment rate remained at 5.5%, according to data released by the Employment Development Department on Friday.
Across the nation in August, employers added a net total of 151,000 new positions, meaning that California accounted for 42% of all U.S. job growth last month.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-jobs-august-california-20160915-snap-story.htmlRemove the progressive, booming California economy, led by JERRY BROWN and you have yourself....stagnation.
Ohio's unemployment rate ticked up to 4.7 percent in August 2016, as the state lost 2,000 jobs.
Kansas ended August with another rise in the statewide unemployment rate.
The Kansas Department of Labor announced Friday that the state’s unemployment rate grew to 4.3 percent in August. That’s up from a roughly 4 percent unemployment rate in July, according to the department.
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.1 percent in July from 4 percent in June. The state’s jobless rate was 3.6 percent one year ago.
Nate Silver should be running multivariate regressions showing how the local economy is affecting Trumps poll numbers.
Instead, hes auditioning for CNN.
Maybe the talking heads might come around to this in November.
It's the economy.
And right now, for swing states, thats bad news.
