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This is the correct answer. Carter would have lost to a significantly worse candidate than Reagan if they hadn't had Reagan. Studies don't show that Americans

by smt88 5y ago

This is the correct answer. Carter would have lost to a significantly worse candidate than Reagan if they hadn't had Reagan. Studies don't show that Americans vote much based on foreign policy, but they certainly crush the current president and Congress when the economy is bad and inflation is high. It doesn't matter whether he did anything to cause it or not.

adventured 5y ago
Which is one big reason why Biden's polls are so horrific presently (high inflation, negative wage growth, very serious concerns about the future including cost of living; so he's getting the blame and is viewed as being not very competent).
- UncleOxidant 5y ago
  Yes, in many ways this is feeling like a re-run of the late 70s. Biden has done a competent job, especially given the hand he was dealt. But the electorate is blaming Biden for a lot of things that are outside of his control - this inflation, for example, it's mostly due to the pandemic, but the trade wars started by the previous president would have led to inflation even without the pandemic. Russia invading Ukraine seems to rhyme with the Soviet Union invading Afghanistan in 1980. Carter was not to blame for the latter and neither is Biden to blame for the former, but there was and will be political fallout.
incomingpain 5y ago
>This is the correct answer. Carter would have lost to a significantly worse candidate than Reagan if they hadn't had Reagan. Do you feel like there's current events comparison of Carter vs Biden? >but they certainly crush the current president and Congress when the economy is bad and inflation is high. Economy is doing pretty good, starting to kick in post-pandemic recovery boost. https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/gdp-growth-rate?continent=world https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/gdp-growth-rate?co... Yes inflation is out of control but economy is looking great right now. >It doesn't matter whether he did anything to cause it or not. I find that the case. When the economy is doing well, both sides claim success. Current president claims his actions and previous president claims older actions took some time to work out. When the economy isn't doing well, both sides claim not me. It was the other guy's fault.

by smt88 5y ago

adventured 5y ago

Which is one big reason why Biden's polls are so horrific presently (high inflation, negative wage growth, very serious concerns about the future including cost of living; so he's getting the blame and is viewed as being not very competent).

UncleOxidant 5y ago
Yes, in many ways this is feeling like a re-run of the late 70s. Biden has done a competent job, especially given the hand he was dealt. But the electorate is blaming Biden for a lot of things that are outside of his control - this inflation, for example, it's mostly due to the pandemic, but the trade wars started by the previous president would have led to inflation even without the pandemic. Russia invading Ukraine seems to rhyme with the Soviet Union invading Afghanistan in 1980. Carter was not to blame for the latter and neither is Biden to blame for the former, but there was and will be political fallout.

incomingpain 5y ago

>This is the correct answer. Carter would have lost to a significantly worse candidate than Reagan if they hadn't had Reagan. Do you feel like there's current events comparison of Carter vs Biden? >but they certainly crush the current president and Congress when the economy is bad and inflation is high. Economy is doing pretty good, starting to kick in post-pandemic recovery boost. https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/gdp-growth-rate?continent=world https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/gdp-growth-rate?co... Yes inflation is out of control but economy is looking great right now. >It doesn't matter whether he did anything to cause it or not. I find that the case. When the economy is doing well, both sides claim success. Current president claims his actions and previous president claims older actions took some time to work out. When the economy isn't doing well, both sides claim not me. It was the other guy's fault.