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Beautiful Disaster

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12. It's been that way for years.

Reply to Marius25 (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 28, 2022, 09:42 AM

Apr 2022

People like to point to Iraq and Katrina, and then the Great Recession as reasons Bush's approval tanked in his second term, and while they certainly didn't help, his approval was more tied to gas prices than anything else.

Pretty much from the start of his second term, to the end, gas prices rose year over year and each year, he finished with a worse approval than the year before.

It'll always come back to the economy and gas prices. It sucks but that's the reality.

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What are the top issues the Democrats should be discussing? [View all] kentuck Apr 2022 OP

As someone once wrote on a sign, "it's the economy, stupid." I'm not referring to you. NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 #1

+1. n/t FSogol Apr 2022 #6

No-brainer: inflation and kitchen table issues Auggie Apr 2022 #2

Isn't it a political "loser" to discuss inflation at this time of high inflation? kentuck Apr 2022 #4

You don't have a choice. NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 #8

+1. If Democrats don't control this conversation, Republicans will. Auggie Apr 2022 #18

Economy/kitchen table issues. Elessar Zappa Apr 2022 #3

Inflation with an emphasis on corporate price gouging. jalan48 Apr 2022 #5

Republicans love of Comrade little man Putin? pwb Apr 2022 #7

Most Americans don't seem to care about the future of Democracy Marius25 Apr 2022 #9

It's been that way for years. Beautiful Disaster Apr 2022 #12

Either don't care, or live in a fantasy world dwayneb Apr 2022 #26

Economy, jobs, healthcare, drug prices, jobs, inflation, jobs, climate change, jobs SoonerPride Apr 2022 #10

Most folks only care about "jobs" when they don't have one... kentuck Apr 2022 #11

(for white people) electric_blue68 Apr 2022 #27

Oh, we passed "trans people in sports" weeks ago.. IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #23

All that, with Jan 6th at the very bottom. Hoyt Apr 2022 #13

I would agree that all the issues are important... kentuck Apr 2022 #15

Kentuck is always dead on point dwayneb Apr 2022 #28

Winning issues are kitchen table issues, but MissMillie Apr 2022 #14

If kitchen table issues includes MontanaMama Apr 2022 #16

+1 n/t area51 Apr 2022 #20

Are we sure people care about the kitchen table issues? treestar Apr 2022 #17

Maybe - but point is that current strategy is not working dwayneb Apr 2022 #30

"Eight years left to turn the ship": Xoan Apr 2022 #19

This question needs to be asked again once Roe is overturned and people see how democracy is dying. LonePirate Apr 2022 #21

Yes - but will that be too late? dwayneb Apr 2022 #32

I voted inflation but... Takket Apr 2022 #22

Other: Human rights IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #24

Wow. Roe v Wade didn't even make the poll. hamsterjill Apr 2022 #25

I would add climate change/climate immigration and global economic/social inequality. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2022 #29

Economy and there's room for some attention on... electric_blue68 Apr 2022 #31

I would vote for inflation if they would point their finger at Emile Apr 2022 #33