On October 15, 2012, Ezra Klein writes on his Wonkblog in The Washington Post:
The most difficult question in any election — but particularly in this election — is “compared to what?”
For instance: The recovery has been slow and painful compared to what we’d expect following a normal recession. But this wasn’t a normal recession. This was a global financial meltdown. So when asking whether our economic policymakers have done a good job, we need to ask, compared to what?
