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In reply to the discussion: It's the Obama economy, stupid! [View all]gulliver
(13,180 posts)25. His claiming credit for the economy can't help but seem like "just another Trump whopper"
He's the boy who cried wolf. No one really believes anything he says anymore. In fact, if he says something, such as that he deserves credit for the economy, I think it actually makes people believe it less. We can help that process by justifiably asserting that Trump deserves little or no credit for the good part of the economy, and huge share the blame for the bad part.
As I say, he made a bunch of promises to people that he did not keep. For Trump to say he helped rural folks, auto workers, steel workers, and coal workers would simply be an outright lie. The difference is, this election they will know it from personal experience. Dems can win these people back and improve their lives.
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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