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Will the Coronavirus Be a Bernie Booster?
As the world struggles to react to the novel coronavirus that is sweeping the globe, fears are rising on a number of levels.
As factories and businesses have closed across Asia, markets everywhere have dropped dramatically. More than three trillion dollars were lost in the US stock market last week alone, and similar losses were seen around the globe.
Materials are not being produced on time or shipped when expected. Around the world, businesses waiting for products and materials are unable to meet their demands. The financial pain is being felt everywhere.
But even more frightening for many people, the virus appears to be spreading rapidly from person to person. The World Health Organization has warned of a global pandemic.
So how exactly will this scary new disease impact the upcoming presidential election?
In the first place, many of those who continue to support Donald Trump claim that they do so because of the “booming economy.” They say that while they dislike Trump’s behavior and wish he’d take it down a notch, they have to support him because of his great economic success.
A lot of them cite the record high stock market as proof that the economy is on a roll. So obviously a serious market crash (or “correction,” which is what they call a…
