The Obama Administration plans to win a second term with 8.2% official unemployment, according to the White House. This is how bad the Republican candidates are: No president has won re-election with this kind of joblessness and misery since FDR, who actually seemed to be
Yes, because Carter's re-election was determined entirely by the unemployment rate, and had nothing to do with the inflation rate or his handling of the Iran Hostage Crisis.
Yes, because Carter's re-election was determined entirely by the unemployment rate, and had nothing to do with the inflation rate or his handling of the Iran Hostage Crisis.