Since when did unemployment above 4.0% become acceptable to the American voter?
Let's say you're in a large urban area with a depressed downtown area. There are MANY boarded-up storefronts. There are MANY small, failed restaurants.
Just a few blocks away from downtown, there are renovated warehouse/retail storefronts that have been magically transformed into "upscale" restaurants, and these are thriving despite the decay around them.
Context: this is in a deep blue area, politically speaking.
My question: who is keeping these "upscale" restaurants afloat when all other retail establishments around them are floundering or sinking?