Flex Pack —Polischuk

Barnes observed that bad economic conditions historically hurt the party that holds the White House. This, along with a number of other factors, was enough for him to say, “By every reckoning, it’s going to be a Democratic year.”

As is typically the case in an election year, major issues such as healthcare, immigration, and social security are on hold, awaiting the next president. Tax increases will also be on the agenda and Barnes believes there will be one—it’s just a matter of how much. He says this if only for the fact that the tax decreases passed by Congress several years ago are set to automatically expire in 2010.