Indeed, this easily gets confusing without having a (2005) in the title, given that it could have easily been written today.<p>Having said that, we have had a little practice (in 2008) and know well enough that we always pull through.
Gotta love the New York Times... We must take as a given from the headline that we are now in a recession. Couldn't have anything to do with the historical election performance of each political party during hard times now, could it?