Would an Obama win help save the Christmas shopping season...?

[dysfunctional press]

all reports are predicting a VERY GRIM holiday shopping season, for myriad reasons, many that should be fairly obvious...gas prices, food prices, economic uncertainty...yadda tadda yadda...

BUT-

if WHEN Obama wins, will it give the population enough of a sense of optimism for the future and changes that are hopefully coming, that they find a way to go out and spend some money on gifts and the like to help them feel even that much better...?

and if they steal it for mccain, we'll have one of the worst xmas shopping seasons EVER.

[YOY]

1. Optimism isn't going to put shopping money in our pockets so in a word: no.

n.t.

[marmar]

2. Optimism or not, if people can't spend, they can't spend.....

There's unpleasant financial realities regardless of who's in office.

[nerddem]

6. americans find ways to spend, that's been a given. nt

[marmar]

7. That was then....It's a new ballgame this year.

People are very consciously not spending. The old paradigm doesn't hold up.

[nerddem]

11. for all the talk of lack of credit lines

they're still signing up freshmen here like crazy right now, and you know a good chunk will max out lickety split. i know i'm in a bubble here at college, but within my bubble, life goes on as usual...

[onenote]

3. No.

[Philosoraptor]

4. Santa beat the Martians, & he'll save Christmas this year too!

Our whole economic fate rests on the birthday of the baby Jesus, what a country.

[Romulox]

5. Macy's profits will be the least of my concerns this Xmas time. nt

[TooRaLoo]

8. I don't think I'll shop this year.

Baking yummy stuff as gifts, maybe.

A lot of people talk about how Christmas shouldn't be about shopping and gifts. I think I'm going to sit it out this year. I have a feeling I might not have a choice, anyway.

[goddess40]

9. It will at my house

my mom lives with me and if Obama doesn't win she's not going to come out of her room.

Years ago my religiously whacked sister put a sign on my mother's front door, she and her daughter lived there, during Halloween saying something to the effect that this house doesn't celebrate Halloween....more children die on this night...
My mother almost killed her when she got home.

I think we may have to put a sign on our door if this election is stolen:
Voted for McCain - thanks, for putting the final nail in the America's coffin, now get the hell off my doorstep and don't come back.

[Alter Ego]

10. Sounds like a made-for-TV movie: "Barack Saves Christmas".

[BlooInBloo]

12. Uh.... you're worried about fricking SHOPPING????

:rofl:

[dysfunctional press]

14. no- i was thinking more about the retail sector of the economy...

Christmas shopping season is a VERY big deal to A LOT of retailers.
it's not really a laughing matter, especially considering what's going down.

[tilsammans]

13. I plan to do a lot less holiday shopping this year

But I do fear for the smaller mom 'n' pop retailers who are really struggling.

What little shopping I do will be with them.

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