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 , unemployment is rising and urban areas lag , he says . These are not the kinds of issues that politicians like to talk about in their campaigns . Zelizer : U.S. economic problems are 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 , unemployment is rising and urban areas lag , he says . Zelizer : U.S. economic problems are decades in the making and need serious attention .