# Who coined the recent phrase "It's the economy, stupid!"

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 25, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-coined-the-recent-phrase-its-the-economy-stupid/215180 "2003-11-25T14:15:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zardoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a8b319/32.png) [@Zardoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zardoz)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-coined-the-recent-phrase-its-the-economy-stupid/215180/1 "2003-11-25T14:15:11Z")

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Used in reference to the POTUS, usually. Is this from the Clinton years, or more recent?

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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-coined-the-recent-phrase-its-the-economy-stupid/215180/2 "2003-11-25T14:20:23Z")

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[http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ED051696b.cfm](http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ED051696b.cfm)

"Presidential advisor James Carville, the highly regarded Democratic political operative from Louisiana’s bayou country, helped keep the 1992 Clinton campaign in focus and “on message” with a simple four-word phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid.” "