A low CCI is an equally solid forecaster. In 1976, with the CCI at 87, Gerald Ford lost to Jimmy Carter. In 1980, with the CCI at 80, Carter lost to Reagan. In 1992, with the index at 57, Bush was beaten by Clinton. Right now, the CCI stands at 142.
People are aglow with confidence.
They like the way things are and want to keep them this way. Gore has grabbed the lead in opinion polls because he has given voters permission to act on their confidence. In L.A., he said voters could give him the Oval Office without having Bill Clinton loitering in that little back hall he made so infamous. Many started to believe him. Afterwards, the number was down to 39 percent.