  Here's some interesting poli-economic data on consumer confidence, from the University of Michigan: August 1956 - current conditions sentiment index = 93.1 Result: Ike is re-elected in a vast landslide. August 1972 - current conditions sentiment index = 101.2 Result: Nixon is re-elected in an overwhelming landslide. August 1980 - current conditions sentiment index = 79.4 Result: Carter is defeated in a vast landslide.
August 1984 - current conditions sentiment index = 107.5 Result: Reagan is re-elected in an overwhelming landslide. August 1992 - current conditions sentiment index = 86.2 Result: Bush 41 is defeated in an Electoral College landslide. August 1996 - current conditions sentiment index = urlLink 107.8 Result: Clinton is re-elected in a landslide. August 2004 - current conditions sentiment index = urlLink 108.4 (warning: media bias alert) Result: Well, let's put it this way. If I have to bet on the liberal Junior Senator from Massachusetts, it will be with .
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someone else's money . 
