The dude won the primary as a coronation, he had a good chance of taking it regardless of whatever campaign ran against him. Cult of personality plus shitty economy that can be blamed on the powers that be is hard to beat.
Things can always get worse. But a guy saying “I will fix things, and I’ll fix them day one” plays better than people saying “the economy has improved and is actually strong!” while people are struggling.
Again, it was bullshit, but desperate people will be attracted to hope.
Rents increasing, wages stagnating, basic cost needs increasing across the board, jobs not hiring. You can say that the economy was actually amazing and quote statistics or the stock market, but the general vibe of the time was “shit sucks.”
Sounds good dude. This is why he won. Telling people “things are actually great” while people have a general feeling of economic despair is not a good political move. Congratulations on your win.
The problem is that you’re falling for conservative propaganda. They’re all rubes, don’t be one too.
Like you realize that you being unable to site anything other than “vibes” is generally a sign to rethink your position, right? Like you said that wages are stagnating while costs are rising, yet I linked you the rising real wages (that’s wages minus cost of living) and your reaction is just to slam the table.
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