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Economy Looms Large in 2020 Election Battle for Wisconsin

Kane Farabaugh

   MADISON, WISCONSIN - When voters head to the polls in an election year,
   one issue usually tops all others.

   "The economy, obviously," rural Egg Harbor voter Bernadette Rainsford
   said. Her state of Wisconsin has enjoyed a lengthy period of economic
   growth.

   "We've actually run into a bit of a bottleneck in the sense that we
   don't have enough people to fill the jobs that we have," said Steven
   Deller, economics professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison,
   who says economic strength is good news for President Donald Trump's
   re-election efforts in the state.

   "There is a fair amount of research that suggests that an incumbent's
   chances of re-election hinge on how the economy is doing. If the
   economy is doing well, then Trump has a very good chance of being
   re-elected," Deller told VOA. "If the economy weakens, then all bets
   are off."

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