By Peter Schroeder - 09/15/16 06:00 AM EDT
Hillary Clinton and Democrats have a new opening to tout the party’s record on the economy as they seek to regain their footing for the fall campaign.
A new report out Tuesday from the Census Bureau showed that incomes grew in 2015 for the first time since 2007, rebutting one of the biggest criticisms of the economic recovery under President Obama — namely, that pay has remained stagnant.
The census numbers astonished economists and gave a boost to Democrats, who face the difficult task of convincing voters that they should hold on to the White House for a third term.
“This provides a predicate for candidates, especially Democrats, who want to build on the foundation of current policies,” said William Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who was an adviser to President Bill Clinton.
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