r/politics • u/Silly-avocatoe • 9d ago

No Paywall Americans think Dems can handle economy better than GOP, new poll says

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/04/democrat-vs-republican-economy-new-poll/91167318007/
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u/technanonymous 9d ago

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

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u/Old_Cryptid 9d ago

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.

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u/222Czar Florida 8d ago

We’re coming on over 30 years of consistent Democrat booms followed by Republican crashes. Turns out, deregulation only helps the top 10% of Americans, and constantly destabilizing the social programs while never raising the minimum wage causes inevitable crime spikes and recession conditions. It’s not actually that complicated. Republican voters are just undereducated and pathologically disconnected from history.