It would help if the media stopped assisting them with their campaigns every cycle.
this post was submitted on 18 May 2026
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There is no economy, power is an illusion
Donald Trump inherited an economy from Joe Biden that was perhaps not firing on all cylinders but was in pretty good shape all the same.
Meanwhile, in reality (arc)
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its Household Food Security in the United States report, assessing that 13.7 percent of U.S. households were food insecure in 2024, marking the highest prevalence of U.S. food insecurity in nearly a decade.
Biden's "perhaps not firing on all cylinders" economy was crap for poor people. "But whatabout the Republicans" will get you 2-4 years in office to leave your constituency twisting in the wind while you tell them things are actually good, and then your campaigns will collapse just like Harris did and Republicans will win by default yet again.
If you really want to break that cycle, we need better policies and we need to communicate the fact that we understand that Biden's economy was crap. Arguing with the voters that it was actually pretty good is just a ticket out of office.
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They will realize about 50 years to late…
Republicans will have a place in America as long as people are racist. Every other aspect just serves to let some white people feel superior.
The Government of Putin voters never will, because they're either greedy or plain dumb. The comment below mine, from "jtrek" is spot on, especially his 4th remark.
Republican voters don’t give a shit.
Depends on what you mean by "the economy". Generally things like the stock market improve. However the stock market is not necessarily reflective of the economic experience of the typical American, and its usually because they deregulate and fuck up all kinds of other shit in the process.
They cant think
2002f for me
I do have to say, I don't usually buy eggs but I bought them for the first time in long time the other day and I think they were<$3
Rent, gas, and all other cost of living, including price of all other groceries, is absolutely out of control. But gotta hand it to the Republicans (and maybe something like a rebound effect of overshooting estimated demand following massive culling due to repeated outbreaks bird flu over the last year), eggs weren't $5.
I guess there also might have been a sale on eggs at the grocery store when I or something. Idk, don't really buy eggs very often anymore, so who's to say? The important point is. This isn't sleepy joes economy. /s ⬅️Will leave this here jic people don't remember the same memes as me circa Fall 2024.
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Depend fo who.
You're talking about people that think Obama was in office during 911