re: Why is there a disconnect between the "recovery", and Obama's ratings?

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Joseph Lake, U.S. analyst for The Economist Intelligence Unit, described the U.S. economy as “in rude health, outperforming most countries in the developed world.” Lake pointed out that the U.S. economy has grown at an annual rate of more than 3% for four of the past five quarters, which he says suggests the country “is finally casting aside the shackles imposed by the financial crisis.” While the growth was distributed across most components Lake noted that government spending and net exports were among the strongest gainers but “their momentum is unlikely to persist

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