Originally Posted By andyll For those undecided who to vote for... a reminder how bad it was: Jobs lost in November 2008 - 533,000... the most in one month since Dec 1974 Jobs lost in December 2008 - 524,000 1.9 million jobs lost the last 4 months of 2008. GDP dropped 8.9% 4th quarter of 2008... the biggest drop since the great depression. The DOW lost 20% the 4th quarter of 2008 BUsh spent over 1 trillion dollars in bailouts the 4th quarter of 2008.