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September 10, 2018 2:45 pm
Theres a cardinal rule of politics, at least presidential politics. That is that the President gets the credit, especially when it comes to the economy. It seldom matters just who is responsible. Often its quite difficult, even in retrospect, to know who is responsible. But good or bad, the incumbent gets the praise or the blame. Right now the Presidents Council of Economic Advisors chief is giving a presentation as part of the daily press briefing. But almost the entirety of it is making the point that absolutely, positively none of the good stuff has anything to do with Obama.
The truth is, politically speaking, it doesnt matter. The President gets the credit regardless. But clearly the recurrent press coverage showing that much of the humming economy is simply a continuation of what was happening during Obamas tenure has stung Trump greatly. This whole presentation was prepared with the aim of salving the Presidents ego. Its sad. Truly sad. The gist of the whole presentation isnt The economy is doing great! Its President Obama had definitely, absolutely nothing to do with this. Its all Trump. Its all Trump.
Whats notable is that under almost any other President, super low unemployment, solid growth and low inflation would have a President very popular. Even in this polarized age were talking well above 50% approval. The fact that its not, the fact that President Trump is only barely out of the 30s, is a testament to just how unpopular and disliked he is. President Trump could just sit back and do nothing be normal, for lack of a better word and hed probably be in a strong position politically. Alas.
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(145,542 posts)No one fell for this stunt
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(8,982 posts)I think Trump is the most insecure person on the planet