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EveHammond13

(2,855 posts)
Thu Aug 1, 2019, 01:12 PM Aug 2019

Dems need to aggressively counter trump's "greatest economy ever" propaganda:

this IS a key issue for voters

they are being fed a pile of bullshit by trump and his machine

hell --- even the MSNBC anchor yesterday was saying, flat out, without question "what a great economy"

1. EVEN IF IT WAS TRUE --- politics ain't bean bag. This is a weapon we need to take away from him. If we tie our hands behind our backs by following the rules when he doesn't, then we lose. And we are morally justified in saying what we need to say to win, as he is stealing credit for the work and skill of the Obama administration. Remember 2008. Remember when Obama came in where we were.

2. It may be true for the wealthy and corporations. But by and large, working people and those who don't own stocks are not feeling this "miracle economy."

If you can't afford your medications, the economy isn't great.
If you see homelessness, the economy isn't great.
If replacing an appliance or getting your car fixed kills your budget, the economy isn't great.
If you don't have any savings, the economy isn't great.

Please Dems please. This is low-hanging fruit we can get, and it will infuriate trump.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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Grasswire2

(13,569 posts)
1. who was it that mentioned unions last night?
Thu Aug 1, 2019, 01:28 PM
Aug 2019

I don't know why Dem strategists haven't figured out yet that the righteous history of the Democratic Party is a history of populism and the WORKERS and build on that.

Goddam. The framing of Dems as coastal elitists needs to be repudiated, pronto.

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Gothmog

(145,176 posts)
3. Obama is basically the wind behind this economic engine
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 11:49 AM
Aug 2019
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Cha

(297,196 posts)
5. Thank you, Goth.. mainly what I said in my post below.
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 11:13 PM
Aug 2019


Thanks for this tweet!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Gothmog

(145,176 posts)
9. trump is coasting on the Obama economy
Tue Aug 6, 2019, 02:13 PM
Aug 2019

I fear that trump will succeed in killing the Obama recovery with his stupidity

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Cha

(297,196 posts)
11. Dems need to get the reality out
Tue Aug 6, 2019, 04:31 PM
Aug 2019

about whose Economic Recovery it is, and who's trying to wreck it.

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Cha

(297,196 posts)
4. Yeah, with.. ".. it's Obama-Biden's Economy!"
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 11:12 PM
Aug 2019

Oooops.. would anyone do that but Biden?! party:

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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
6. Economy Is So Great That Trump Needed Deficit Busting Tax Cuts ...
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 08:30 PM
Aug 2019

...to the rich and is demanding cuts in the interest rate to goose the economy.

Normally, when the economy is roaring, the deficit should shrink as tax revenues grow. Instead, under Trump, this is all a mirage fueled by billions in corporate welfare in the form of tax cuts, plus demands that the Fed cut interest rates.

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Gothmog

(145,176 posts)
7. why #Trump can't take credit for continuing boom of the #Obama economy.
Tue Aug 6, 2019, 01:32 PM
Aug 2019
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Gothmog

(145,176 posts)
10. why #Trump can't take credit for continuing boom of the #Obama economy.
Tue Aug 6, 2019, 02:18 PM
Aug 2019
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Gothmog

(145,176 posts)
13. Here is a great comparison of stock market performance under each POTUS
Wed Aug 14, 2019, 07:24 PM
Aug 2019
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Gothmog

(145,176 posts)
15. Joe Biden-Trump inherited a pretty good economy from Barack Obama....
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:52 PM
Sep 2019
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Gothmog

(145,176 posts)
16. Donald Trump inherited a growing economy from the Obama-Biden Administration
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 05:38 PM
Oct 2019
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