John Harwood Doing Work: Pretty Certain He Will Not Be Invited to the White House

[erpowers]

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strong 4.1% growth under Trump in Q2 of 2018 would rank as 5th strongest Q of Obama presidency

—5.1% Q2 2014
—4.9% Q3 2014
—4.7% Q4 2011
—4.5% Q4 2009

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it would tie for 5th strongest Q under GWB

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it would tie for 13th strongest Q under Clinton

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it would tie for 5th strongest Q under GHWB

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it would rank as 14th strongest Q under Reagan

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to recap:
every president in last generation, Republican and Democrat, has presided over at least 4 quarters of growth stronger than 4.1% in Q2 2018, which Trump called evidence of “economic turnaround of historic proportions”

[uponit7771]

1. K&R

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Great info. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. . . . nt

[renate]

3. and this is why good, inquisitive, insightful journalism is so critical

Thanks, erpowers, and thanks, John Harwood!!!

[BobTheSubgenius]

4. So what's the takeaway here?

This lucky accident of a Quarterly report is being puffed up and presented as something more than it is?

Can't be that.

[erronis]

5. The con family will spin anything. The BEST president for screwing everyone, especially the ladies.

Too bad that he has to pay $150,000+ to feel fulfilled. Maybe he should just stick to stiffing friends and contractors.

[Rebl2]

6. Thanks for

sharing this information.

[djacq]

7. Orange Clown's Economy

So if a Cat 5 hurricane is forecast for a region, wouldn’t sales go up for food, water, and generators?

Farmers and businesses shoved most of their product out before the Orange Clown’s stupid tariffs hit.

[zentrum]

8. Yeah, but Obama

…was pulling us out of the Repuglian Great Recession.

And Clinton had to get us out of the Reagan-Bush trickle down economic doldrums.

[malaise]

9. Don the Con just makes up shit

Over and over and they continue to cover it.

[BootinUp]

10. Trump wins for imbecilic tweets and words.

[JBoy]

11. *historically unremarkable* n/t

[Ferrets are Cool]

12. K and R