Originally Posted by
PackMan97
Not to mention, so much of the question about who can beat Trump or not greatly depends on what the economy does over the next 18 months. As Clinton once said, "It's the economy, stupid".
Originally Posted by
Jeffrey
I agree which is largely why, "IMO, it looks like four more years of Trump." The U.S. economy is strong and it now looks like the Fed is not going to harm it by raising the Fed Funds rate in 2019 or 2020. The employment situation is historically strong and employers are starting to substantially increase internal minimum wages and overall wages. Most people like the increases in their 401k balances. The wealth effect appears evident in consumer spending.
Never heard Bill Clinton say that, but it was James Carville's standard line during the 1992 campaign. Carville, along with Paul Begala, ran the campaign.
IMHO, where the H got trampled outside the Palm Beach County election center in 2000, 2020 will be a very "personal" election. With Trump, we now know what we got -- totally different from any other president (although I was pretty young when James Buchanan and Andrew Johnson were in the White House). The question is whether the American people will sign up for four more years of it.
Sage Grouse
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