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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStrong economic news pushes GOP to use odd new talking points
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Steve Benen
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Republicans, last month: The economy's bad, blame Biden.
Republicans, this month: The economy's good, credit Trump.
Strong economic news pushes GOP to use odd new talking points
The Republican line, last month: The economy's bad, blame Biden. The Republican line, this month: The economy's good, credit Trump.
msnbc.com
10:33 AM · Jul 2, 2021
Steve Benen
@stevebenen
Republicans, last month: The economy's bad, blame Biden.
Republicans, this month: The economy's good, credit Trump.
Strong economic news pushes GOP to use odd new talking points
The Republican line, last month: The economy's bad, blame Biden. The Republican line, this month: The economy's good, credit Trump.
msnbc.com
10:33 AM · Jul 2, 2021
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/strong-economic-news-pushes-gop-use-odd-new-talking-points-n1273001
For those rooting for the U.S. economy, it's been a terrific week. Initial unemployment filings fell to a 15-month low; the Congressional Budget Office raised its projection for 2021 economic growth to 7.4%; and the economy added 850,000 new jobs in June, far ahead of expectations. The same report showed rising wages for American workers.
With data like this in mind, it wasn't too surprising to see President Joe Biden spend some time celebrating this morning.
In remarks Friday morning, Biden credited his sweeping coronavirus relief package with fueling the country's job growth, after the release of a report showing that 850,000 jobs were added in June. "None of this happened by accident," Biden said. "Again, it's a direct result of the American Rescue Plan. And at the time, people questioned whether or not we should do that, even though we didn't have bipartisan support. Well, it worked."
The president went on to note, "The last time the economy grew at this rate was in 1984, and Ronald Reagan was telling us it's 'morning in America.'"
Biden's boasts are rooted in fact, and they create a challenge for his Republican detractors.
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Strong economic news pushes GOP to use odd new talking points (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Jul 2021
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underpants
(182,878 posts)1. "Ruining the economy" was a standard in their list of grievances
I knew it was just filler. Just keep saying it.
crickets
(25,983 posts)2. Great job, Joe! K&R
DavidDvorkin
(19,485 posts)3. That's always been their talking point
They always give credit for a good economy to the most recent Republican president and blame a bad economy on the most recent Democratic president.
Leith
(7,813 posts)4. Well, of course they did
They're troglodytes. All they can do is beat their chests and mutter "all trumpanzees good, all dems bad" over and over. No brain cells involved.
A See-and-say puts more thought behind its utterances.
Hulk
(6,699 posts)5. Idiots....leading the idiots.
So predictable. This is so old.
NBachers
(17,136 posts)6. I remember when a Gore presidency was projected to pay off the National Debt. The airwaves were
filled with "PAYING OFF THE NATIONAL DEBT IS BAD BAD BAD" screechers.
tanyev
(42,612 posts)7. Like fear-mongering about the vaccine that's saved so many lives because of Trump.