Donald Trump Just Can’t Run From the Truth: Republican Voters Are Done with How He Damaged the Economy

Donald Trump Just Can’t Run from the Truth: Republican Voters Are Done with How He Damaged the Economy

Throughout the first nearly two years of Donald Trump’s second term, the stock market has risen more than 30 percent, while unemployment has remained low. However, because inflation remains stubbornly high, voters don’t see the economy as strong, and it could cost the president’s party the midterm elections. “It’s still the economy, stupid,” Eduardo Porter wrote in a Friday analysis for The Guardian, referencing Bill Clinton’s adviser, James Car…

It’s Still the Economy, Stupid

The Guardian: “As the midterm elections loom into focus, suggesting a stark Republican defeat, Trump and his minions are hoping that this ideological lens, shaping economic reality to fit political preferences, can prevent an electoral bloodbath in November. Maybe Trump can somehow dupe the MAGA base into believing that ‘we’re growing at a faster rate […]

Bad news for Trump ahead of the midterms: it’s still the economy, stupid

Voters’ opposition to the state of Trump’s economy is well established – despite his desperate attempts to deflect * Our reporters answer your questions about the US economy and the midterm elections It’s indisputable that the political polarization of our time has reduced (and confused) the influence of economic conditions on US elections. In September…