"It's the economy stupid", was the quote most often heard after Reagan beat double-digit inflation Jimmy Carter and after Clinton beat George Bush the Elder after he was on top after Gulf War version 1.0 in taking back Kuwait.

"By his second year in office, Bush was told by his economic advisors to stop dealing with the economy, as they believed that he had done everything necessary to ensure his reelection. By 1992, interest and inflation rates were the lowest in years, but by midyear the unemployment rate reached 7.8%, the highest since 1984. In September 1992, the Census Bureau reported that 14.2% of all Americans lived in poverty.[14] At a press conference in 1990, Bush told reporters that he found foreign policy more enjoyable."