Posted on 05/14/2019 8:36:10 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
It shouldn’t shock anyone if Donald Trump wins a second term in 2020.
“Now Hiring” signs in local shop windows are potentially more persuasive than abstract phrases like “Constitutional Crisis.” Jobs and wages affect everyone everywhere, and Washington court battles and executive-congressional clashes can be easily dismissed as distant thunder.
I’m not endorsing that scenario. Far from it. But in the wake of the newest Labor Department stats – a 3.6 percent jobless rate (the lowest in nearly 50 years) and a 3.2 percent boost in the GDP during the first quarter of 2019 — we need to acknowledge the reality that presidents typically get re-hired when voters believe the economy is on the upswing.
Granted, this particular president — and I use that honorific advisedly — is a serial liar whose Russian-style authoritarian instincts are damaging our democratic institutions in all the ways that many of us foresaw in 2016. But his defenders may be right when they insist that a strong economy will ultimately trump everything else. Mick Mulvaney, the acting chief of staff, says: “People will vote for somebody they don’t like if they think it is good for them.” Former GOP congressman and Trump fan Jason Chaffetz tells Fox News that “when people feel good at home, they’re going to stick with the person who has the White House.”
Maybe that’s just wishful thinking on their part, considering that despite the bullish economy, Trump is saddled with a 42 percent approval rating. But prominent Democrats are nevertheless worried that their party doesn’t have an overarching economic message. They know how important that is. Their mantra in 1992, the last time they defeated a Republican presidential incumbent, was “It’s the Economy, Stupid.”
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Somebody tanked the economy in 2008. Somebody with the knowhow and money wanted very badly for a Democrat to be President.
Just a hunch.
I thought 0bama lectured PDJT: "You didn't build that economy. I did!"
That’s right. Soros and his ilk would love to oust Trump, so let’s not discount the possibility of some sort of manufacturered financial crisis/panic/meltdown timed to Sept/Oct 2020.
What the Chinese fear also...
Pretty easy for PDJT to get out in front of it. Just say he expects a manufactured financial crisis in the run-up to the 2020 election season.
The MSM-Democrats have made dozens of much more outlandish, unsubstantiated claims about Trump's future behavior.
Trump needs to raise tariffs on China and give with the proceeds a $1000 tax rebate to tax payers
Free Crap Caucus hardest hit.
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