The Democrats have been amazingly on message during this convention. Are you better off than you were four years ago? Yes, they said over and over. I almost believe it. I'm not sure how much blame or credit for the economy should go to presidents. Forces beyond their control shape the economy, though they can tinker around the edges to make things better or worse. They can lay the groundwork for long term changes and can support groups that are the big losers in a bad economy. But politics doesn't work in these subtleties.
Megan McArdle has an op-ed and a super pretty video that illustrates, literally, this point.
I am enjoying the role that art is playing in modern opinion writing. That's the second blog post today that include illustratrators. (Here's the first.) I'm sensing a theme for the day!
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