We have heard much about the puzzle that US economic performance under President Joe Biden has been much stronger than voters perceive it to be.  But the current episode is just one instance of a bigger historical puzzle:  the US economy has since World War II consistently done better under Democratic presidents than under Republican presidents.  This fact is even less widely known, including among Democratic voters, than the truth about Biden’s term.  Indeed, some poll results suggest that more Americans believe the reverse, that Republican presidents are better stewards of the economy than Democrats.

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Summary is basically that Republican presidents have historically been worse for the economy! How the hell do people believe the opposite!?

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  • jdnewmil@lemmy.ca
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    16 days ago

    Republicans don’t mind a troubled economy because they believe they are avoiding worse pain. Democrats are more willing to increase the cash flow at all levels of the economy. There really isn’t much to be surprised at here.

    Of course, they often don’t present their positions that way, but lying is like breathing to all politicians. Trump kind of abandons any pretense otherwise.