I repeat...an economic downturn is a bad time for incumbents. Doesn't matter a toot whether they are incumbents on the Left or Incumbents on the Right.

Sure you can find the odd case where the incumbent still gets re-elected even in an economic downturn, because there are also other factors that can come into play, but in general incumbents get kicked out when the ecomomy takes a nosedive.

The fact that the NDP (socialists) have just won for the first time ever in Nova Scotia is a prime example of that.

Whaddya think, Doug? ;-) Is it still safe for a Republican to visit Nova Scotia now? Oooooo....scary!