US Elections Trigger Recession? (Sort of as per (c) NBER data)

US Recessions since 1945	Duration of recession/Election in
1. Feb. 1945-Oct. 1945	8 months/Nov 1944
2. Nov. 1948-Oct. 1949	11 months/Nov1948
3. July 1953-May 1954	10 months/Nov1952
4. Aug. 1957-April 1958	8 months/Nov1956
5. April 1960-Feb. 1961	10 months/Nov1960
6. Dec. 1969-Nov. 1970	11 months/Nov1968
7. Nov. 1973-March 1975	16 months/Nov1972
8. Jan. 1980-July 1980	6months/No election
9. July 1981-Nov. 1982	16 months/Nov1980
10. July 1990-March 1991	8months/No election
11. March 2001-Nov. 2001	8 months/Nov 2000
Source: NBER