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In reply to the discussion: It's the Obama economy, stupid! [View all]TwilightZone
(25,471 posts)11. The case is strong, but many people don't believe it.
The polls are consistent and have been for some time now. It's very, very difficult to convince people that a guy who's been president for 2.5 years doesn't deserve credit for the economy, even when there's plenty of evidence that it's just a continuation of trends begun under President Obama.
We can ignore reality, but that doesn't make it any less real. People give him credit - a solid majority - and it's going to be something we'll have to deal with for 2020.
It's not defeatism. It's realism. The alternative is intentional ignorance.
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His claiming credit for the economy can't help but seem like "just another Trump whopper"
gulliver
May 2019
#25
Which one are we doing? "It's Obama's economy" or "the economy isn't as good as they're saying"
hughee99
May 2019
#7
Agreed. If anything, Trump splurged on the wealthy and debt and set us up for a fall.
gulliver
May 2019
#16
If the trend changed from good to bad, I personally would blame Trump quite a bit.
gulliver
May 2019
#21
I would be curious to see those maginificent unemployment numbers broken down...
Thomas Hurt
May 2019
#29