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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Thursday, November 3, 2011

The Federal Reserve doesn’t seem optimistic.

The Federal Reserve predicted economic growth through 2013 and it wasn’t a good sign. Recently the Fed “predicted that the economy would expand 2.5 percent to 2.9 percent in 2012, well below its June projection of 3.3 percent to 3.7 percent.” Read here Though “the Fed’s economic forecasts do not have a particularly good track record” they “do offer a window into the state of their minds. In a word: glum.” As we have discussed in class the economic situation can have a direct impact on the presidential elections. The Federal Reserve doesn’t seem to think the economy will be picking up which could affect Obama’s run in 2012.

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