One question hanging over the election, and seeming more pressing with every economic report, is what would possess anyone to want to be president this year. George W. Bush took over when the economy was hale, the budget had a surplus, and the nation was at peace. Now, as NBC’s Tom Brokaw put it this week, a “line that’s been going around is that the candidate who wins is going to wake up and demand a recount.”
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