COMMENT | “It’s the economy, stupid.”

This sally, composed by the Bill Clinton campaign in 1992 that limited the presidency of George HW Bush to one term, has come to occupy a niche in political campaign history.

It was a smart and effective slogan, and when challenger Clinton won, it passed into campaign folklore: voters generally tend to vote what makes sense to them, economically.

This is what the Pakatan Harapan-led unity government is banking on in the contest with Perikatan Nasional in the six states where polls to elect state legislatures will be held on Aug 12....