These are all the years that...

America had a recession,
1937
1945
1949
1954
1958
1960
1969
1970
1980
1990
2007
They are also the years that the Democrats controlled both chambers of Congress.

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luckranger71 · 51-55, M

There was no 1969/1970 or 80 recession. There was a devastating 1981-82 recession under Reagan and the Republicans that basically ended the heavy manufacturing industry in the US and still has been the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

beckyromero · 36-40, F

@luckranger71

There was a devastating 1981-82 recession under Reagan and the Republicans

GOP controlled the Senate and the Dems the House.

Former Vice President Walter Mondale was even leading in the polls for the 1984 matchup at some points.