alt Hacker NewsNo. Very bad economic numbers in August before a midterm is not a cunning political optics move.
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gcanyon • today at 2:20 PM
It doesn’t matter whether it is a good move; just whether they think it’s a good move.
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No. Very bad economic numbers in August before a midterm is not a cunning political optics move.
It doesn’t matter whether it is a good move; just whether they think it’s a good move.
I'm surprised by the conspiratorial comments here like this is some sort of 4D chess move. *It's not.*
This is chickens coming home to roost from US actions in Iran, with tariffs, and other things introducing economic uncertainty.
As you alluded to; this is terrible for Republicans in power. And quite useful for Democrats.