This story was originally published on nationaljournal.com on April 18, 2016 Growing up in the South, I learned the expression, “When Momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” This year, it seems that we are all Mommas, ‘cause ain’t nobody happy. People are unhappy for different reasons, but there is a common thread. Whether you are listening to supporters of Bernie Sanders or Donald Trump, you detect a very strong economic component. The latest Blue Chip Economic Indicators survey of 52 top economists shows that Gross Domestic Product is expected to grow just 2 percent this year, significantly below the average of 3.24 percent from 1947 through 2015. Two percent growth does not create a lot of jobs, and it doesn’t generate a lot of new tax revenue. Obviously it beats negative economic growth, but the recovery that started in 2009 has been pretty underwhelming. A couple of years ago, a Goldman Sachs economist called it a “tortoise recovery.” But it isn’t just that the recovery is moving slowly, it is also moving at a much slower rate than was expected
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