• Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    It certainly didn’t help that the messaging from democrats on the economy was that everything was great.

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      6 days ago

      It definitely didn’t. Most data indicates that voters were concerned about the economy above all else. They blamed the incumbent president because he’s the one in office, and then went out and voted for the other party. When his successor promised to do the same thing, that’s when you knew the Democrats were cooked