'This is my big worry': Obama officials and other Democrats fear strong, post-coronavirus economic recovery
by Dominick Mastrangelo
| May 26, 2020 10:09 AM
Democrats are bracing for the political impact of lifted lockdown restrictions across the country and other measures that could lead to a boom in the U.S. economy following the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.
Jason Furman, one of former President Barack Obama's top economic advisers, gave a presentation to top Democratic strategists and donors last month.
He shocked the group with his prognostication.
“We are about to see the best economic data we’ve seen in the history of this country," he said, according to Politico. "Everyone looked puzzled and thought I had misspoken."
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