A 110-Year Look At Politics And The Dow
November 3, 2010

Update: In the early hours of the morning after, it looks like we'll have a split Congress for the next two years.

While we await the outcome of the mid-term elections, let's take a look at how the Dow has performed under the various political configurations in the Presidency and Congress.

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Over the long haul, there are no simple correlations between the market and the party in power.

See also my periodic post on Debt, Taxes and Politics.