Tiger337

It's probably because gas prices go up and down whereas other things only go up. We get used to inflation (which ALWAYS exists), but gas prices are all over the place.

The economy has been objectively better when Democrats have been Presidents. I don't think it's necessarily because of anything they did as I don't think the President has anywhere near the influence on the economy that voters assume. However, it does show that the perception that the economy does better under Republican Presidents is demonstrably false.

If it doesn't happen and Trump wins, you can bet that Trump will pressure them to cut cut cut, probably more than they should. The market will soar and the short-term gain will make Trump look like a genius.

I read that too, but these financial writers throw a lot of crap around, so I try not to worry about what they say. Next week, there will be somebody talking about a rate cut in March. And they can always find a high profile bull or bear to back their world view.

The stock market is on fire, so that is a good thing.

I don't think this is much different than it's ever been. Voters have always thought that presidents controlled the economy when their ability to do that is really very limited, at least in the short term. They think that Trump is good at the economy because he is a businessman. They think Biden is bad for the economy because Democrats spend too much money. Expecting any more depth from most voters will end in disappointment. All elections are determined more from perception than reality.

Baby dump is going to have a meltdown.

I don't think 31 is too young to be finished for a hitter who has no hitting skill and seems to rely totally on natural ability and reflexes. That's not say that he's done. Statistically, the only difference between last year and some of his good years is lack of home runs. If he gets his power back and maintains strong defense, he could still be useful.

He was a left-handed hitting catcher with a good defensive rep and numbers to support his rep. That made him a good back-up catcher, but he didn't hit enough to really be optimistic. They also didn't give up anything to get him, so I thought it was a decent acquisition at the time, but not a big one.

The media will always be good to him because they need him.

I wish that were true.

Baez performed pretty much as I expected in 2022, but I was never that excited about him

He does, but that is not the impression that most people have. All I hear about is inflation especially high gas prices. None of that has much to do with him (including the good economy), but perception is more important than reality in elections.

Rodriguez was good last year. Barnhart was bad, but they didn't give up much to get him. Baez is the problem.

The difference is people are not turning on their TV to find out what the President is saying about Covid and hearing him suggest that it might be a good idea to inject ourselves with disinfectant. It's pretty stunning to hear a President say that especially during a crisis. I don't think most people follow the moronic hateful things he says on a daily basis now.

I still fear that the record turnout that gave Biden the win in 2020 may not happen this time around due to recency bias. Some of the turnout was due to social issues, but I believe a lot of it was due to Trump getting blamed for Covid. That was a miseable time for the country. Watching the President act like a complete moron during a historical national crisis can be convincing.

It is not at all surprising as we seem to bend over backwards to protect the wealthy at every opportunity. Logically, it makes no sense and lifting the cap would end the fabricated social security crisis. It would be interesting to know what percentage of people even know that the cap exists.

Many on the left hav proposed solutions, but the right doesn't like them. Means testing sounds like it would screw the middle class.

It almost happened in 2020

She'll endorse him. These people have no shame. Look how many have humiliated themselves supporting Trump already. And then they come back later like Christie and try to take him down and are not taken seriously anymore.

In how many games?

Both parties always think they are going to win. I know that's their public face, but I think they tend to convince themselves as well.

Oh, I know why the wealthy support Trump. They aren't the ones going to his KKK rallies though.

So, what is it these democracy hating fools want? Do they want a dictatorship? An anarchy? You live in the most influential and wealthiest country in the world and you want to tear it all down and you think the alternative is going to better? How the hell does that work?

I agree there is too much optimism in this forum with assuming that Biden is going to win. The polls are not backing it up. I have seen criticisms of the polls being biased in favor of Dump and that could be legitimate, but we should no way be assuming that Dump can't win.