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Maps: Election 2012
The 8-percent rule: Can Obama win with high unemployment?
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Mitchell Hartman
Nov 5, 2012
Since World War II, incumbent presidents have been defeated in election years when the unemployment rate is above 7.5 percent. What does that mean for President Obama and October's 7.9 percent unemployment rate?
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