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This 5 page paper examines the politics of these three elections. The paper focuses on central themes and issues which are the economy and the incompetence of the past administration. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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the years, it does not seem to be the case. Carvilles "its the economy stupid" retort seems to have always been true. When Hoover maintained perhaps the worst record by
allowing he 1929 crash to occur, he warned the people that FDRs new deal would lead to disaster (Boller, 1984). Even when a president is inept, there is controversy when
it comes to economics. While most agree that the 1980s was the best decade ever--at least before the 1987 crash--one has to wonder if in fact this good news was
reflected in Reagans reelection. While there was a high deficit at the time, it seems that Reagan could do nothing wrong; in fact, the increasing deficit "created little public
concern" at the time ("The Living," 2004). At least, Mondale tried to make the economy an issue, but what is it about elections that bring ones focus to the
economy--and many do--even in good times? One can easily say that there is always something to disagree on. Whether it is the worst of times or the best of times,
people are afraid of losing their shirts. They remember 1929 and 1987 and they lived with the long gas lines during Jimmy Carter days. Most voters are cognizant of the
economy. Two themes ran through the elections of 1932, 1952 and 1980: the economy and incompetence. In these elections, each of the incumbents lost by large numbers, in part due
to their incompetence in key areas. (In 1952, there was no incumbent running, but one can still consider the idea in terms of the party line). For Hoover, the
economy was his big problem. It was perhaps the worst economy ever. It was under his watch that the market went into a free fall in 1929, something which made
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