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John Fante

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27. Trump is such a loathsome figure, even a bullish economy isn't giving

Reply to gulliver (Original post)

Sat May 4, 2019, 06:51 PM

May 2019

him the popularity bounce that it should. For comparison, look at GWB's numbers between January 1989 and July 1991. He too rode the coattails of the robust economy he inherited, but his approval ratings were in the 70% range. They approached 90% after Desert Storm.

Trump meanwhile struggles to hit 43% and routinely drops below 40%. Laughable ineptitude given that the unemployment rate is at 3.6%. Someone in his position would he a shoe-in for re-election. Instead, he's the underdog.

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It's the Obama economy, stupid! [View all] gulliver May 2019 OP

K&R, Only Trump sychophants are giving him any credit for the economy uponit7771 May 2019 #1

Sadly, that's not the case. TwilightZone May 2019 #5

Because that's a hard sell if it's still looking good four years later FBaggins May 2019 #2

Hehe. Yeah, right. gulliver May 2019 #4

Nah, it's an accurate statement. TwilightZone May 2019 #6

Hehe (again). Nah, it's way, way, way wrong. gulliver May 2019 #8

The case is strong, but many people don't believe it. TwilightZone May 2019 #11

Trump is super, super doubtable now. gulliver May 2019 #12

"Trump is super, super doubtable now." TwilightZone May 2019 #24

His claiming credit for the economy can't help but seem like "just another Trump whopper" gulliver May 2019 #25

I understand your point gabeana May 2019 #19

Some have, including President Obama TwilightZone May 2019 #23

Obama dropped the unemployment rate from 10.7% to 4.6% Cattledog May 2019 #3

Good to remind people of that, imo gulliver May 2019 #18

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

Do both. Of course. gulliver May 2019 #9

Everyone always touts the great economy but kacekwl May 2019 #10

I agree. gulliver May 2019 #14

All Dump has done is giving the treasury to the 1% thegoose May 2019 #13

He gave away the store gulliver May 2019 #17

Ballooning deficits, historic tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, NoMoreRepugs May 2019 #15

Agreed. If anything, Trump splurged on the wealthy and debt and set us up for a fall. gulliver May 2019 #16

A toilet covered in gold is still a toilet. NoMoreRepugs May 2019 #31

you wouldn't say that if the economy was bad AlexSFCA May 2019 #20

If the trend changed from good to bad, I personally would blame Trump quite a bit. gulliver May 2019 #21

He wants it both ways. TwilightZone May 2019 #35

Obama kept the economy improving as the deficit went down House of Roberts May 2019 #22

How many of these new jobs TNNurse May 2019 #26

Trump is such a loathsome figure, even a bullish economy isn't giving John Fante May 2019 #27

Yes, thank you, I have been saying that for a long time Perseus May 2019 #28

I would be curious to see those maginificent unemployment numbers broken down... Thomas Hurt May 2019 #29

K! Cha May 2019 #30

That was Obama's biggest fault, not taking credit for the economy nt doc03 May 2019 #32

Except he did. TwilightZone May 2019 #34

So far trump has not managed to screw up the Obama recovery Gothmog May 2019 #33

Exactly LibFarmer May 2019 #36