Meanwhile, it also gives press bashers and Beltway-phobes an opportunity to contrast these despised elites with the real America. So the chair recognizes Robin Toner of the New York Times. Not bad, Robin. It's nice to be back in Macomb County. But we need a name.
More people own stocks than ever before.
Stocks are a bigger part of their nest eggs. And many do that, constantly. This has created an unprecedented obsession with the stock market. When every change in a voter's net worth is thrown in her face, non-economic issues loom smaller. If stocks go down, they will be looking for a politician to blame.