Stock Market Suggests Victory For Obama

Barack Obama

This next stat is really good news for the president. In 17 of the past 28 elections, there has been an incumbent president running for reelection, like Obama. The incumbent has won 13 of these 17 contests, and in the nine elections where there has been an incumbent and the Dow has gained at least 21% since the prior election, the incumbent has won eight times.

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