Bad news for Trump ahead of the midterms: it’s still the economy, stupid

Voters’ opposition to the state of Trump’s economy is well established – despite his desperate attempts to deflect Tell us: what is your personal ‘recession indicator’? It’s indisputable that the political polarization of our time has reduced (and confused) the influence of economic conditions on US elections. In September of 2024, in the waning weeks of the Joe Biden presidency, 65% of Republicans believed the…