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Do you think the Dow is a good indicator of the President's performance as it relates to the economy?

Asked by dalepetrie (18024points) October 9th, 2008

By this I mean, if you were to look at what the Dow opened at the morning each President took office, and looked at what it closed at the day before they left office and figured out how much it grew (in terms of percentages), do you think that would be a fair way to assess the degree to which the President was good or bad for the economy? I have some stats I’ll provide in an answer.

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