Candidates agree that the economy is the main issue in the election . Zelizer says they 're ignoring the deeper economic challenge U.S. faces . Good jobs have gone offshore , inequality is growing and urban areas lag , he says . Julian Zelizer : America economic problems are recent decades in the making and need serious attention .
Candidates agree that the economy is the main issue in the election . Julian Zelizer says they 're ignoring the deeper economic challenge America faces . Good jobs have gone offshore , inequality is growing and urban areas lag , he says . Zelizer : U.S. economic problems are decades in the making and need serious attention .