Serious question about donnie vs. Obama

[grumpyduck]

Has anyone done a side-by-side chart (or something similar) showing the economy/etc. at the end of Obama's first four years vs. donnie's four years? Stuff like growth, unemployment, trade deficit, etc?

[Make7]

1. You want to compare the economy during the Great Recession to the economy during Covid-19?

The Great Recession was the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression - until Covid. How would comparing two time periods that are extreme outliers be instructive? How would any conclusions not immediately be dismissed by people pointing out that they are aberrations of a normal economy.

It would be better to compare the first or last three years of Obama's second term to the first three years of Trump's. Even then, people see what they want to see in data - they will construct narratives to explain away any discrepancies from their worldview.