Issues and Elections: The Economy Revisited

Eight weeks ago when we started this series, the economy was the major issue for voters and news of a Wall Street crisis and a possible bailout had just started. Now, a little over a week before the election, Congress has passed a $700 billion bailout package, the stock market has climbed and dipped like a roller coaster and financial watchers may officially declare a recession. We look at where the economy's changed and where it's stayed the same in voters' minds.

We’ll also hear from Andy Smith, Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire and Director of the UNH Survey Center (http://www.unh.edu/survey-center).

Guests

• Ross Gittell, economist and professor of management at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire, and Vice President and Forecasting Manager for the New England Economic Partnership
• Dean Spiliotes, New Hampshire political analyst, author of NHPoliticalcapital.com, and writer of the “Crashing the Party Line” column in the Portsmouth Herald

We'll also hear from

• Andy Smith, professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire and director of the UNH Survey Center