
The disconnect that could take Democrats down
CNN
The state of the US economy is pretty good, given the circumstances. Yet voters don't seem happy. This is a big problem for Democrats, writes Julian Zelizer. If political strategist James Carville was right when he famously coined the phrase, "It's the economy, stupid," then the President and his party need to make sure voters have a better grasp of the US' economic recovery.

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