Is it or is it not the economy?

Questions and more questions: Anwar besieged following Friday prayers at a mosque in a Putrajaya mall. Is a relatively healthy economy enough to get his administration another term? — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

IT’S the economy, stupid.

That phrase has echoed through decades of political discourse since 1992, when campaign strategist James Carville scrawled it on a whiteboard at former US president Bill Clinton’s political headquarters. It was part of a trio

of core messages meant to keep a burgeoning campaign disciplined: “Change vs more of the same”, “The economy, stupid”, and “Don’t forget healthcare”.