Robust economy drowned out by Trump's midterm message

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Friday's employment report from the Labor Department was as impressive as any president could hope for just days before voters head to the polls.

But adding a quarter-million jobs to the economy in October and keeping the unemployment rate at a 48-year low of 3.7 percent is unlikely to move the needle much on Election Day.

Pollsters say that while the economy is an important predictor of election outcomes, it's far from the only one. The Clinton-era adage that elections are about "the economy, stupid," is too narrow in this day and age, they say.

Other data points, such as a president’s approval rating and whether people think the country is on the right track, now play a similarly influential role. And those indicators aren’t pointing in the same direction for President Trump.

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/414670-robust-economy-drowned-out-by-Trumps-midterm-message?userid=229233

Great economy? Thanks Obama.

[manor321]

1. The article's framing is wrong

The economy is doing fine because of Obama. Republicans and Trump have made it worse than what it otherwise would be (we'd have no trade wars and no exploding deficits due to tax cuts for the rich).

Clinton was able to run on the economy because, at first, he was not the president, and then afterwards could point to things they actually did.