What Do the Markets Have to Do With the Election? Not Much.

What do the markets have to do with the election? Not much.
Barry Ritholtz
Washington Post, January 15 2012

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Just about this time every campaign cycle, the pundits get all excited about what Mr. Market is saying about the election: What does this candidate or that mean for the stock market returns? Will an incumbent victory bode well or poorly? Are stock prices telling voters which candidate will be friendlier to future market returns?

Read the rest over at Ritholtz’s Blog.