From what I've read over the years, it's happened before. Or at least, it's been claimed that it's happened before. PR obviously also plays a huge role. http

From what I've read over the years, it's happened before. Or at least, it's been claimed that it's happened before. PR obviously also plays a huge role. https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/09/business/recession-and-re-election-don-t-mix.html https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/09/business/recession-and-re... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_1990s_recession_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_1990s_recession_in_the_U... https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/the-economy-and-the-election/ https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/the-economy-and-the-elect... https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/08/19/fox-friends-not-afraid-to-show-medias-deliberate-attempts-to-crash-economy-by-crying-recession-787371 https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/08/19/fox-friends-not-afra... https://www.dailywire.com/news/50222/bill-maher-recession-worth-it-prevent-trump-paul-bois https://www.dailywire.com/news/50222/bill-maher-recession-wo... https://www.nationalreview.com/news/stocks-drop-as-recession-fears-grow-trade-tensions-loom/ https://www.nationalreview.com/news/stocks-drop-as-recession... https://www.salon.com/2019/08/24/history-suggests-that-a-recession-might-doom-trumps-re-election-chances/ https://www.salon.com/2019/08/24/history-suggests-that-a-rec...