The election of 2004 between President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry was an election in which the economy was not a deciding issue, unlike the election of 2008. President Bush had come into office to confront a recession. During the election of 2004, the economy was seeing a modest comeback. Thus, Senator John Kerry was unable to use the economy as a political issue in his favor.
President George W. Bush
Senator John Kerry (Secretary-of-State today)
Electoral Map of the Presidential Election of 2004
Experts conclude that the election of 2004 is a lot like the election of 2012, "It's an interesting election, because it's somewhat similar to the present moment," Goolsby says. Meaning that during the 2012 presidential election the economy was seeing a turn-around which in turn hurt Governor Mitt Romney. The election of 2004 is evidence that politics is not always a deciding factor in Presidential Elections.
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FARNHAM, ALAN. "Obama: Will Bad Economy Cost Him Re-Election?" ABC News. ABC News Network, 05 June 2012. Web. 15 Dec. 2013. <http://abcnews.go.com/Business/2012_Elections/economy-swung-presidential-elections/story?id=16492691>.
"United States Presidential Election, 2004." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Dec. 2013. Web. 15 Dec. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2004>.
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