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By Ralph Benko
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 01:43 PM
One important factor respecting the 2020 presidential race is that there are very few factors actually relevant. (Most of what we hear on TV is idle chatter.)
One really key factor, however, is that "It's the economy, stupid." That immortal statement was made by campaign strategist James Carville to candidate Clinton in 1992. Carville's declaration is recorded by Bob Shrum in Shrum's compendium of excuses for losing virtually every political campaign he ever managed titled No Excuses. By virtue of its coy candor and its color it is one of the best political memoirs I've ever read.
The Trump economy is looking pretty good. In terms of full employment and rising wages, darn good. That said, it's only a little better than half as good as the Reagan and Clinton economies. So … let's keep it in perspective. Yes, the economy is a Trump asset. Unless it unravels. But there's another important consideration.
Americans are pragmatists. What counts is not "the GDP." What counts to the voter is his or her "GDP."
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https://www.newsmax.com/ralphbenko/biden-trump-economy-left/2020/03/04/id/956912/ (https://www.newsmax.com/ralphbenko/biden-trump-economy-left/2020/03/04/id/956912/)
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By Ralph Benko
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 01:43 PM
One important factor respecting the 2020 presidential race is that there are very few factors actually relevant. (Most of what we hear on TV is idle chatter.)
One really key factor, however, is that "It's the economy, stupid." That immortal statement was made by campaign strategist James Carville to candidate Clinton in 1992. Carville's declaration is recorded by Bob Shrum in Shrum's compendium of excuses for losing virtually every political campaign he ever managed titled No Excuses. By virtue of its coy candor and its color it is one of the best political memoirs I've ever read.
The Trump economy is looking pretty good. In terms of full employment and rising wages, darn good. That said, it's only a little better than half as good as the Reagan and Clinton economies. So … let's keep it in perspective. Yes, the economy is a Trump asset. Unless it unravels. But there's another important consideration.
Americans are pragmatists. What counts is not "the GDP." What counts to the voter is his or her "GDP."
more
https://www.newsmax.com/ralphbenko/biden-trump-economy-left/2020/03/04/id/956912/ (https://www.newsmax.com/ralphbenko/biden-trump-economy-left/2020/03/04/id/956912/)
Well, with the coronavirus taking its toll on the economy and Biden's spectacular comeback recently along with getting the black vote, there is now the possibility that Uncle Joe is going to be tough to beat. Never thought he'd be much of a challenge, but I was wrong. He now has the money machine behind him. All he needs is his old boss' endorsement.
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Indeed economics is the decider for most voters but more importantly,
it's not the statistics quoted by the yip-yap artists on tee-vee,
either pro or con Trump, that matters.
Rather it's how each voter is personally impacted by the economy
which is different for each.
As for COVIR, now it's causing death; so it's only a matter of time
before it impacts the flow of goods and services between nations.