Trump’s risky bet on the economy better come good or there’ll be hell to pay at the ballot box
What can Donald Trump do to stop morphing into Joe Biden?
The two presidents could hardly be more different in most ways — but in the one that counts most with voters, Trump is in danger of resembling his predecessor.
Americans rejected Biden and the Democrats last year because they were incensed at the lousy state of the economy.
Right now they’re not much happier with the state of Trump’s economy.
Inflation was the No. 1 concern on voters’ minds last year, and it’s still a top concern today.
Trump’s team say they plan to tout “affordability” as a theme Republicans can win on in next November’s congressional midterms.
If the election were held today, that pitch wouldn’t sell: An AP/NORC poll released last week found 67% of Americans view the president’s handling of the economy negatively.
Yet Trump told Politico’s Dasha Burns in a Dec. 8 interview he’d give himself an “A-plus” grade on the economy — and when she questioned that, he raised it to “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus.”
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