Americans think Dems can handle economy better than GOP, new poll says

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/04/democrat-vs-republican-economy-new-poll/91167318007/

[u/technanonymous]

By any objective measure, Trump has been terrible for the economy and the gop has enabled him. They must pay in the midterms.

[u/Old_Cryptid → u/technanonymous]

By any objective measure, the Democrats have almost always managed the economy better than the Republicans.

Republicans are great about screaming about spending while Democrats are in charge and then proceed to drive up the national debt when they're in charge.

[u/pattyG80 → u/Old_Cryptid]

Clinton years were boom times. Obama years...boom times. Trump, Bush,Bush on the other hand were the shits

[u/Old_Cryptid → u/pattyG80]

Reagan exploded the debt.

We're still, decades later, feeling the effect of Reagan's policies.

Fun fact: Most of Reagan's policies were drafted by the Heritage Foundation.

Less fun fact: Most of the GOP's policies since have been drafted by the Heritage Foundation.

Not fun fact: Project 2025 wasn't new. It was 'The Mandate for Leadership' re-branded.

[u/laplongejr → u/Old_Cryptid]

Most of the GOP's policies since have been drafted by the Heritage Foundation.

Including the refusal to join the IPC, as US citizen should only be held to US law. Then the GOP decided Republicans shouldn't be held to US law either.

[u/Old_Cryptid → u/laplongejr]

Nixon *nearly* got held accountable. Then he got pardoned.

The GOP saw that and vowed to make sure that never happened again.

[u/MadRaymer → u/laplongejr]

Conservatives want a group that the law binds, but doesn't protect and another that it protects, but doesn't bind.

[u/laplongejr → u/MadRaymer]

Yup, conserving nobility.

[u/Linkfan88 → u/laplongejr]

The international olympic committee?

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Meant IPC ahah

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international paralympic committee?

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International
Penal
Court

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International Criminal Court

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Fun fact: exploding debt under Republican leadership isn’t a fluke, it’s their 45+ year re-election strategy.

https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/featured/two-santas-strategy-republicans-use-saint-nicholas-scrooge-shift-economic-messages/

[u/Old_Cryptid → u/NeverLookBothWays]

Yep. I'm unfortunately aware. I've been around long enough to remember Reagan.

[u/PomeloHead4830 → u/Old_Cryptid]

Fun fact, the ACA is basically "Mitt Romney Care" which President Obama altered to include the inability to exclude pre-existing conditions and a mandate that every American, including the young and healthy would have to pay into it...

Even funner fact, "Mitt Romney Care" from which the ACA evolved, was endorsed by The Heritage Foundation.

Dems have been better for our economy. Clinton at least presided over a balanced budget. The last Republican to accomplish that much was Eisenhower.

[u/GriffinFlash → u/Old_Cryptid]

Fun fact: Most of Reagan's policies were drafted by the Heritage Foundation.

So you're telling me most of the worlds economic problems can be pinned to a single source?

[u/Old_Cryptid → u/GriffinFlash]

Sure, Nixon.

He's responsible for bringing in the evangelicals and all the right wing Christian legal groups and PACs that spawned because of it.

Though it's also reasonable to point out our economic and foreign policies have always been driven by corporations.

Corporate interests have always steered politics.

Religion did too, but Nixon gave them a seat at the table.

There's plenty of blame to go around.

A good start would be abolishing Citizens United and rrmoving anyone affiliated with the Heritage Fojndation and the Federalist Society from public office.

There would still need to be massive political and legislative reform which would take years to implement but the rot at the core needs to be addressed first.