If you hadn't noticed, things aren't exactly rosy on Wall Street. Warnings about third-quarter corporate earnings have sent some major stocks plunging. Oil prices are up.
Economic growth appears to be slowing.
At least not yet. And across the country, there is little evidence that Congressional candidates are talking about the economy or the stock market. Not surprisingly, there are reasons for that. Gore clearly doesn't want to acknowledge economic clouds on the horizon, since any concerns about the shape of the economy would likely undermine one of the main arguments for a Gore administration. The Vice President may not be getting credit for eight years of solid economic growth, but he likely would take the blame for a poor economic forecast.