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The economy does not make Trump invincible
thehill.com ^ | 12/28/19 | DESMOND LACHMAN

Posted on 12/28/2019 5:15:31 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper

Bill Clinton aide James Carville once famously remarked that when it came to winning elections, it’s “the economy, stupid.”

This dictum has led many observers to surmise that the currently strong U.S. economy makes President Trump a shoo-in for re-election in 2020. But what these observers overlook is that between now and November 2020 there can be many an economic slip between cup and lip. This would seem to be especially the case at a time when the IMF estimates that 90 percent of the world's economies are now already experiencing slowdowns.

This was the lesson that John McCain (R-Ariz.) painfully learned as the U.S. and global economies took a nosedive on the eve of the November 2008 presidential election, after having started the year on a seemingly sound footing.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: economy; kag; maga; trump
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If the economic bubble bursts, voters will want President Trump to handle it instead of any of the Democrats. So not even that would take Trump down, IMO.
1 posted on 12/28/2019 5:15:31 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Lachman’s CV is at the end of the column.

Nuff said.


2 posted on 12/28/2019 5:18:01 PM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

It used to be a crime to ‘talk down the economy’ during the Hussein regime.


3 posted on 12/28/2019 5:19:09 PM PST by Libloather (CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

thehillnytimeswashingtonpostpoliticovoxlatimescbsnbcabcnprcnnmsnbc will print these hit pieces and distractions until the election.

And yes, it is one outlet for all effects and purposes.


4 posted on 12/28/2019 5:19:51 PM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
The stinking pinkos must think that everyone has a short memory.


5 posted on 12/28/2019 5:21:23 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The Left has been reporting for years that the world is already experiencing an “economic slowdown”.

What we need is to transition to a Socialist economy like the Democrats want to help us “excel” like the rest of the world.


6 posted on 12/28/2019 5:22:23 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (Democrats are worse than Communists)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The economy does not make Trump invincible


No but the socialist morons running for the Dems will make Trump invincible.


7 posted on 12/28/2019 5:24:47 PM PST by Cyclops08
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To: Cyclops08

The liberals and MSM have been posting a lot of hopeful dreams the last few days.


8 posted on 12/28/2019 5:26:30 PM PST by gswilder
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To: Berlin_Freeper

But success trumps all.


9 posted on 12/28/2019 5:28:28 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Wow, The Hill has been vomiting their WISHFUL THINKING a lot lately.


10 posted on 12/28/2019 5:29:29 PM PST by House Atreides (Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Yeah, that’s the ticket. It wasn’t that McCain was a horrible candidate, the economy suck McCain.


11 posted on 12/28/2019 5:30:26 PM PST by LouieFisk
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To: Berlin_Freeper

12 posted on 12/28/2019 5:31:02 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm ( 32:12))
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The Rats and their Allies have eleven months to tank the economy.

If we had these Economic numbers with a Rat POTUS it would be the lead in story on every news show and the daily headline in every newspaper.

We just had the largest one day Consumer Retail spending of $34.5 Billion Dollars and it was barely mentioned in the DNC Media.


13 posted on 12/28/2019 5:42:58 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

But, TheHill makes TheHill a seriously questionable source of anything other than miscellaneous computer viruses.


14 posted on 12/28/2019 5:49:36 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Cyclops08

Only extremely retarded/stupid/ignorant voters would think a socialist whiney Rat candidate could do a better job with the economy than President Trump.

Every single buffoon in the Rat Clown Car is an incompetent LOSER who can barely manage his/her own failing campaign organizations.


15 posted on 12/28/2019 5:51:20 PM PST by RooRoobird20 ( "Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves”)
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To: dp0622

And yes, it is one outlet for all effects and purposes.
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The Ministry of Propaganda


16 posted on 12/28/2019 5:56:14 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: RooRoobird20; Cyclops08

Imagine Burnies economic arguments under such conditions. I don’t want to see bad things for people but that would be funny.


17 posted on 12/28/2019 6:05:50 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Lurkinanloomin
More godless Gnosticism.
18 posted on 12/28/2019 6:06:30 PM PST by cowboyusa (America Cowboy Up)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
2020:

"It's the judges, stupid."

19 posted on 12/28/2019 6:24:33 PM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

To the author; it’s not the economy, stupid. It’s Trump!

MAGA - 16 MORE YEARS! - KAG


20 posted on 12/28/2019 7:22:16 PM PST by TigersEye (MAGA - 16 more years! - KAG)
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