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The problem is it also allows him to take credit for a recovery like Reagan did in '84.
by akhilcacharya 9y ago
The problem is it also allows him to take credit for a recovery like Reagan did in '84.
- nkozyra 9y agoUnlike Reagan, Trump didn't inherit an economy already in recession. Unemployment started to spike in 1980 and the economy was a significant factor in the election.
- jghn 9y agoHowever according to Fox and the right on general he did. So it doesn’t matter what you and I think as his base believes they’re living in the Obama Recession
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoIt doesn’t seem likely that this would happen before the midterms. Also, Trump is having a direct effect on the economy through his words (tweets) and actions (tariffs), Reagan was more of a bystander.