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Historically the market performance has been better under democrats. This is unusual since the conventional wisdom is that Republicans are better for big business. Maybe it takes a little while for Republican policies to trickle through or something. I don't know, but empirically Democrats see better returns.

Here's the breakdown from the study, which was done by Ned Davis Research using Dow Jones returns data through October 2006:

Average return for the DJIA under a
Democratic President: 7.19%
Republican President: 3.85%
Democratic Congress: 6.46%
Republican Congress: 3.51%

Dem Pres, Dem Congress: 6.53%
Dem Pres, Rep Congress: 9.60%
Rep Pres, Rep Congress 1.54%
Rep Pres, Dem Congress: 6.37%

2007-03-20 09:19:05 · answer #1 · answered by BosCFA 5 · 0 0

A paper published in the Journal of Finance a few years ago shows that the market as a whole does about 9% per year better when Democrats are in the White House than when Republicans are in the White House. The Journal of Finance is the field's most prestigious journal. The paper considers several possible arguments to their results -- like the idea that markets tank when a Democrat is elected, but the loss is attributed to Republicans -- and shows that they have no effect.

This seems to fly in the face of common knowledge, since everyone knows that "Republicans are better for big business." The fact is that Republicans are better for the people who run big business, not for those who invest in it.

People feel that Democrats are big spenders and Republicans are not. Recent administrations show that this is not true. While Republicans tend to cut social programs, they spend much more on defense. The real difference is not in the spending, but in how it is paid. Democrats spend -- but they pay as they go. Republicans tend to run up a large deficit, making their spending much more costly to the public.

2007-03-20 09:44:48 · answer #2 · answered by Ranto 7 · 1 0

he said NEXT election and the front runners are a Marxist, no clue on the market, an eggplant that won a couple of lotteries (cases) and a so called emperor of the enviroment looking around.

These are the FACTS. Fact one the commiecrats want out of Iraq NOW! Once they pull out the market will slip. If the Marxist QUEEN wins the market will lose somewhere between 750-1000 points right off the bat (and i'll be 100% foreign investments after that). Because then the commiecrats will tax the beejesus out of big oil kill most of the tax credits that saved the economy when Cliton rode the coattails of Reganeconmics and did nothing else (except chase interns around in his shorts) will be eliminated, rev up spending and taxing more across the board.

so in answer to your question, if the commiecrats steal the White House the market will TANK!

2007-03-20 14:32:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

Evan Bayh can draw Republican votes. He'd be the Dems' maximum suitable selection, i think of. Russell Feingold might do nicely, yet i might bypass with Evan Bayh. i'm a Republican, and he'd get my vote. right this is why: As Indiana govenor, he gained with the help of the biggest share of vote absolutely everyone has ever gained with. He had a great surplus, replace into conservative with money, implimented many, many tax cuts, greater college spending, more suitable environmental features, more suitable the police tension, created welfare to artwork classes so as that persons did no longer merely survive welfare, yet while they have been able to working, they had to discover a activity. while he left the Governor's seat, his approval score replace into 80%. this is fantastic in any state, yet evaluate that Indiana is extremely Republican, and he's a Democrat. in the 2004 election, he ran for Senate and gained, and have been given greater votes than President Bush have been given from Indiana voters (this is fantastic once you think approximately in elementary terms 0.5 the state votes for senate, and it rather is a Republican state!). he's likewise subsidized with the help of invoice Clinton and distinctive, many Republicans, myself blanketed, and has severe approval scores from Democrats. If the Dems run each and every guy or woman yet him, they're morons.

2016-10-19 04:35:24 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

The stock market ALWAYS goes up just after an election is settled, investors hate uncertainty.

And to correct the bad information Collette & Chris M posted here, average stock market returns under Democratic administrations have outpaced average returns under Republican administrations consistently for about, oh, 200 years. Check it yourself!

2007-03-20 10:58:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

The stock market did hit record highs with a Republican in office. Yes, Bush.

2007-03-20 08:51:31 · answer #6 · answered by Colette B 5 · 0 3

No,

Republicans are more favorable for big business and democrats are more favorable to the little guy.

2007-03-20 08:50:17 · answer #7 · answered by Mr Chris 4 · 0 2

This is such a small part of the puzzel. I wouldn't waste time on it.............................................................

2007-03-20 16:01:39 · answer #8 · answered by Common Sense 7 · 0 0

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