JOEL KOTKIN: The Politics Of The Next Recession: How A Bust Could Impact The 2016 Elections. “How the public perceives the economy will have a major impact on this year’s elections. That most are already discouraged cannot be denied; the negative sentiment has propelled the rise of such seemingly marginal political figures as Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. But will the economy prove a bother to the Democrats? A lot depends on where you live and what you do. Much of the country is not doing so well; despite a strong two-year run in job creation, some 93 percent of U.S. counties still have not gained back all the jobs that they lost in the Great Recession, according to the National Association of Counties. Yet many liberals believe the economy is shipshape.”

Well, if the press covered the economy the way they would if there were a Republican in the White House, there wouldn’t be a Democrat left in office.