Trump Will Survive the COVID-19 Economy
There is no one else in American politics who can bring the economy back to life.
by David Catron
May 19, 2020, 12:02 AM
The emerging Democratic strategy for defeating President Trump in November is to convince voters that he is the reincarnation of Herbert Hoover, whom the voters blamed for the Great Depression and turned out of office in 1932. Consequently, partisans such as Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) compare Trump to Hoover and “news†outlets run articles with titles like “Trump Is Following in Herbert Hoover’s Footsteps.†This nonsense is based on two myths — that the Great Depression was caused by Hoover and that the economic downturn associated with COVID-19 will be blamed on Trump. Few historians believe the former and the voters aren’t foolish enough to believe the latter.
This has been made manifest by several recent polls, the most startling of which was released last week by the president’s bête noir, CNN: “Trump has an edge in the critical battleground states that could decide the Electoral College, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS…. 52% favor Trump and 45% Biden.†Meanwhile, various surveys show Trump enjoying his highest ever approval numbers. As recently as Friday, Gallup confirmed that Trump’s job approval rating remains at 49 percent, unchanged from April and tied for the best of his presidency. These polls belie the claim that Trump is the Hoover of our era and show that the voters already know where the blame lies. Stephen Moore writes,
Democrats have defined themselves as the shutdown party.… Voters will see the chaos in cities led by Democrats, especially New York and Los Angeles. They will see the stampeding of people and businesses from blue states in the north to red states in the south, where businesses are treated like assets rather than criminals. They will see that Democrats stand for welfare, job loss, high taxes, and more government restrictions on the private economy.
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