Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
Unemployment fell under Carter huh? 7.1 in 1977 when carter took office to 7.2 in 1980 (I'll even spot you a year ) a year before Carter left office..since when do things fall up Kirkland
The year he won the election unemployment was higher than when he left office. Even if you go 77-80 it's only a 0.1% increase, a rounding error, and irrelevant when you consider the situation Carter had inherited and had to deal with. The bottom line is there was no huge increase in unemployment to blame Carter for, unlike say Bush almost halving the value of the dollar in eight years. Now that really is significant. Bush will also end his term with unemployment significantly higher than it was under Clinton, not a 0.1% blip.