If you read the coverage of the October jobs report you’d think Americans should have been popping champagne and singing happy days are here again. Jobs up. Wages up. Unemployment down.
The conventional wisdom also suggested that the good economic news would boost Hillary Clinton’s chances to win in 2016. The Financial Times declared “Hillary Clinton may be the biggest winner for the blowout jobs report,” while the New York Times and CNN said the solid jobs report “could help Hillary and Democrats.” Yet, listen to voters and you don’t hear as much optimism. CONT.
Amy Walter, Cook Political Report