Economics
Angry Americans: How the 2008 Crash Fueled a Political Rebellion
- Great Recession looms large over primary-season insurgencies
- U.S. economy outpaces peers but falls short of past rebounds
Trump, Obama and the Frustration Felt by U.S. Voters
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The one story about the U.S. economy that has virtually no traction among American voters right now is that it’s doing OK.
Anyone inclined to tell that story, as President Barack Obama did in his final State of the Union address in January, can find headline data to back it up. But primary-season revolts -- the Donald Trump mutiny against the Republican establishment, and the fiercer-than-expected challenge from Bernie Sanders against a Democratic frontrunner with all the advantages -- are driven by fed-up Americans saying it isn’t so. And looking behind the headlines, the numbers might be on their side.