Pivotal Jobs Report Due Oct. 8
One thing to keep in mind: by the time the next debate comes round, the new numbers for employment for the month of September–and possibly revisions for July and August–will be coming out, last jobs report before the election. And the economy will be one of the big issues in that debate. If the numbers stink, Bush will have to go into “around the corner” overdrive, and Kerry can mop the floor with him on it; if the numbers are good, then Kerry will have to try to make the point about overall job loss, outsourcing and the deterioration of job quality, while Bush can simply smirk and say, “the numbers are good.” But the Veep candidates will get first shot: the numbers are due out on October 8th, the day of the Edwards-Cheney debate.
Food for thought.