tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post1054329086157824293..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: It's the economy, stupidJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-88526392653098169012013-07-18T17:41:19.642+10:002013-07-18T17:41:19.642+10:00Jim,
I expect the election outcome will be determ...Jim, <br />I expect the election outcome will be determined by perceptions of economic performance. But timing of the election will be determined by how quickly Mr Rudd's novelty value wears off in the polls.Winton Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-18818472913275977232013-07-17T06:54:56.870+10:002013-07-17T06:54:56.870+10:00I thought that it came from the Clinton campaign, ...I thought that it came from the Clinton campaign, kvd, but I didn't know the details. Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-44067651914277018742013-07-17T06:51:20.444+10:002013-07-17T06:51:20.444+10:00I actually looked up that phrase in Wikipedia for ...I actually looked up that phrase in Wikipedia for the first time:<br /><br /><i>In order to keep the campaign on message, Carville hung a sign in Bill Clinton's Little Rock campaign headquarters that read:<br /><br /> Change vs. more of the same<br /> The economy, stupid<br /> Don't forget health care.[2]<br /><br />Although the sign was intended for an internal audience of campaign workers, the phrase became a de facto slogan for the Clinton election campaign.</i><br /><br />So, the more things change, the more they stay the same - to steal yet another old saw.<br /><br />Interestingly, "it's the economy stupid" does not appear as one of Clinton's memorable quotes!<br /><br />kvdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com