JFHJR wrote:
chaparral wrote:
Even if they had a plan that would work, they have every incentive to not do it. If the GOP takes power anywhere, one of their main goals would be to tank the economy. They know a weak economy in 2024 is good for them, so they will absolutely not want to fix anything. They know they will be rewarded for the damage they do, so they will do damage. We see this with them threatening to default on the debt, which would absolutely rank the economy. Not to mention we know one sure way to increase inflation is to default on a nations debt.
That is just them being competent. If they have a small majority, they are going to be so divided they may not even get a budget passed at all!
People don’t understand how bad for the economy a GOP house and/or Senate would be.
Interesting strategy, Cotton.
Gas prices suck. Crime is ridiculous. Inflation is through the roof. Housing purchases are impossible. Food prices are soaring. We're as close to nuclear war as we've been in many of our lifetimes. The stock market is shit. But don't elect the other guy because things could get bad?
Very persuasive.
Noone on the ballot on Tuesday can do anything about any of those things except very tangentially crime and the stock market. And guess what? Crime isn't ridiculous and the stock market isn't shit. Comparing stock market performance by president is one of the dumbest possible exercises but if that's how you're going to vote, the best return at this point in a presidential term was Obama and the full term MVP was Clinton. Biden's behing Trump and tracking right alongside GHWB and, of course, crushing the disastrous performance of GWB. It's honestly pretty depressing listening to folks who plan to vote like my 2 year old: "I want everything to be perfect all the time and if it's not I'm going to ignore everything that's going on in the world, refuse to engage in any thoughtful analysis, blame you and throw my toys!" David Frum had a better analogy:
https://twitter.com/...8VdZUyWqmB5sSC7GQVKA
"A woman and her grandson are walking on the beach. A sudden wave pulls the boy to sea. Distraught, she prays, "Lord God, return him safe, and I will keep your mitzvot and give to charity." Another wave deposits the boy, wet but well. The woman turns to heaven. "He had a hat.""
Re. crime specifically:
https://www.pewresearch.org/...t-does-the-data-say/
(click through to the article if you're inclined to complain about the selection of crimes shown below)
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