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catbyte

(34,372 posts) Fri Jan 4, 2019, 06:59 PM Jan 2019

Here's a handy graphic to use if anyone tries to tell you republicans are good for the economy:

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Here's a handy graphic to use if anyone tries to tell you republicans are good for the economy: (Original Post) catbyte Jan 2019 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jan 2019 #1

Sorry. catbyte Jan 2019 #7

The market has always done better under Democrats Clash City Rocker Jan 2019 #2

Their bubble is fact proof. BSdetect Jan 2019 #3

Make that one-day point drops in DJ history. empedocles Jan 2019 #4

The biggest percentage point drop in DJIA history was 22 percent in 1987 [Republican] empedocles Jan 2019 #6

be nice to see top ten percentage drop days Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #8

Not to mention Oct 24 1929 Hoover (R) aeromanKC Jan 2019 #5

Point drops mean very little. Percentage drops are what matter. Patterson Jan 2019 #9

Here's the list of the top 10 *percentage* drops: unblock Jan 2019 #10

If you want to live like a Republican, vote Democratic csziggy Jan 2019 #11

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catbyte

(34,372 posts)

7. Sorry.

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:56 PM

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Clash City Rocker

(3,396 posts)

2. The market has always done better under Democrats

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:04 PM

Jan 2019

The market isn’t a complete measure of the economy, but under the other measures, Democrats also do better. The numbers prove it.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/11/07/trump-is-right-about-one-thing-the-economy-does-better-under-the-democrats/#ad9a52267868

BSdetect

(8,998 posts)

3. Their bubble is fact proof.

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:06 PM

Jan 2019

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

4. Make that one-day point drops in DJ history.

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:07 PM

Jan 2019

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

6. The biggest percentage point drop in DJIA history was 22 percent in 1987 [Republican]

Reply to empedocles (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:15 PM

Jan 2019

Much bigger drop than the recent 6 percentage point drop.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,321 posts)

8. be nice to see top ten percentage drop days

Reply to empedocles (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 08:10 PM

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aeromanKC

(3,322 posts)

5. Not to mention Oct 24 1929 Hoover (R)

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:08 PM

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Patterson

(1,529 posts)

9. Point drops mean very little. Percentage drops are what matter.

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 08:11 PM

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unblock

(52,196 posts)

10. Here's the list of the top 10 *percentage* drops:

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 09:17 PM

Jan 2019

Only #10 is under a democratic president -- fdr

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dow-jones-losses-republicans/

Biggest one-day percentage losses

Date One-day percentage loss President
19 October 1987 22.61 percent Ronald Reagan
28 October 1929 12.82 percent Herbert Hoover
29 October 1929 11.73 percent Herbert Hoover
6 November 1929 9.92 percent Herbert Hoover
18 December 1899 8.72 percent William McKinley
12 August 1932 8.4 percent Herbert Hoover
14 March 1907 8.29 percent Theodore Roosevelt
26 October 1987 8.04 percent Ronald Reagan
15 October 2008 7.87 percent George W. Bush
21 July 1933 7.84 percent Franklin D. Roosevelt
(Sources: Wall Street Journal’s Market Data and Yahoo! Finance’s downloadable Dow Jones data)

csziggy

(34,136 posts)

11. If you want to live like a Republican, vote Democratic

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 09:58 PM

Jan 2019

Or so I've been told.

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