What are Obama's Chances?

Author: Paul Kedrosky published on Infectious Greed

Paul Kedrosky's viz below allows you to choose economic conditions, and then view the historical election data of incumbants who faced similar circumstances.

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As you can see, if Obama can manage to keep the economy out of recession, and steer employment under the level it was at when he was elected, he has a decent chance of winning. Even under the worst of circumstances, his chances are 50/50.