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Will 2026 finally be the year when a critical mass of Americans wakes up and realizes that Republicans always screw up the economy?

Donald Trump inherited an economy from Joe Biden that was perhaps not firing on all cylinders but was in pretty good shape all the same.

For the third straight time, a Democratic president handed a Republican president an economy that was at the least pretty good, and at most (Bill Clinton) really humming along very nicely. And, for the third straight time, the Republican has made things worse. Which also means that Democratic presidents have to clean up messes left by their GOP predecessors.

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 134 points 1 day ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

Republicans dont care about the economy, they care about their wallets. They will keep voting for any red tie that makes them pay one penny fewer in April and call anyone who disagrees foolish.

I can't stand these people and im fuckin drowning in them

[–] Steve@startrek.website 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

All the ones I’ve met that still support the current government only care about hurting queers.

[–] architect@thelemmy.club 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The ones I know say they hate all of this but a Dem would be worse so…

[–] darth_grunkus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

As my eyes roll so hard they fall out.

[–] Gigasser@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What will likely happen is that when we finally get a Democrat in next election, all the bad shit Trump caused will just be blamed on the Democrats who just got into office.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Literally happened when Trump arranged for the military to pull out of Iraq...during the next president's term. I don't remember if it happened after he lost the election or not, but Biden got blamed for how the pullout with no time to prepare went, anyway...

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 day ago

That was Afghanistan, but that's exactly what happened. If I remember correctly trump committed to the pullout after the election. Literally causing incalculable suffering just to spite his opponent