• Omega@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    The economy being strong was only ever a commentary on the foundation. The economy is stable and people are still struggling, which is what Biden has said.

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      10 days ago

      Even that’s a terrible argument. If the economy is stable and people are still struggling then the economy isn’t working for normal people, and normal people will want it to change.

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        10 days ago

        Terrible argument for what?

        Avoiding a recession was a good thing. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t still problems. Sorry if you’d be happier with a job market crash or a housing market crash. But that would be even worse for people.

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          10 days ago

          It’s a terrible argument to get people to vote for the incumbent party.

          Yes, avoiding a recession was a good thing. Yes, a job market crash would be bad. But telling people “yes, it’s bad, but it could be worse” isn’t going to get them to the polls.

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            9 days ago

            It’s a terrible position to be in to argue that you are the right person to continue making things better. You have to argue that you’ve done a good job while also acknowledging that more needs to be done.

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        10 days ago

        And the economy doesn’t just change overnight. Trump inherited a strong economy and over his term lined us up for a serious recession. Biden inherited that economy and mitigated that damage. It’s like Trump was driving us straight toward a cliff, Biden swerved to avoid plummeting to our death, and now people are mad that we’ve spun out on the shoulder.

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          10 days ago

          I don’t disagree with that assessment, but the voters didn’t seem to care and that’s what matters. Unless theyre able to make a compelling argument they’re going to lose and we’ll go off the cliff anyway.