"The election is not a referendum. It's a choice." Or in other words, "It's the economy stupid."

[Joinfortmill]

Letters from an American - Heather Cox Richardson

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-21-2022

As always, there is so much good information in Professor Richardson's newsletter. This is what stands out for me. Spread this news on every social media site possible. It isn't getting the coverage it should be.


'...Democratic president Joe Biden contrasted his record in office against that of his Republican predecessor...He noted that since he took office, the nation has added 10 million jobs and has seen unemployment drop to 3.5%.. He...highlighted that the country has added almost 700,000 manufacturing jobs and that companies are continuing to invest in new industries, at the same time that we are rebuilding our roads, airports, bridges, and ports...today the administration announced that the deficit this year fell by $1.4 trillion. This was the largest-ever decline in the federal deficit. Last year’s drop was $350 billion.

The deficit climbed every year of the Trump presidency, including in the years before the pandemic. Trump and the Republicans added $400 billion to the deficit, primarily because of their $2 trillion tax cut for the wealthy and for corporations....According to Politifact, Republican presidents since Ronald Reagan have exploded deficits, while Democrats have brought deficits down. Reagan sent the deficit from $70 billion to $175 billion. George H.W. Bush took it to $300 billion. Bill Clinton—with help from Bush’s willingness to raise taxes—got the deficit to zero. George W. Bush took it back up to $1.2 trillion with unfunded wars. Barack Obama cut that back to $600 billion. And Trump’s tax cuts sent it skyrocketing again, even before pandemic spending sent it higher still.

Biden emphasized that Republicans have told us what they will do if put back into power. They will pass massive tax cuts for the wealthy, after which they plan to repeal the administration’s actions—like the ability of Medicare to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies, made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act—that are bringing down the deficit. After their plan explodes the deficit again, they have said they would cut Medicare and Social Security.'

“The election is not a referendum,” Biden said, “it’s a choice.”

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. The Republicans have no plan.

Link to tweet

[GreenWave]

2. Republicans are reactionary, NOT radicals. They care not for the root of the problem.

They merely scratch the surface and consider it "Mission accomplished!"

Their plan is what our oilagarchs and other plutocrats tell them to do.

[karynnj]

8. The Republicans DO have plans and they are bad The op explains them

Repeating they have no plans is not as helpful as exposing what their plans are.

[doc03]

3. But I don't know how voters always say they Republicans are better with the

economy. Other than inflation the economy is booming but somehow Democrats don't get the message out?
Take credit for the economy and put the inflation on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

[FalloutShelter]

4. Here in PA there are ads by Rethugs

That twist the words of the Democrats when they praise the economy. They cut the video and then bray that the Dems are out of touch becauseINFLATION. That’s why you don’t see more of it.

The truth is and always has been, that Americans vote their wallet. They NEVER learn their lesson about Rethugs.

[SlimJimmy]

5. "It's the economy stupid" was a great Carville line, and it worked.

But with inflation (whatever the root cause) at record levels and many millions of Americans struggling to put food on the table and gas in the car, it might not be the best strategy for us this cycle. Why, because the voting public will always put the blame for the economy on the current administration. Our better bet is to concentrate on the messaging that this is a global issue, not a home grown one. That message has just not been getting out well enough. What's left? Energize our base and GOTV.

[Karma13612]

6. In about half the states in this country, women

Aren’t just being hit by inflation. And “choice” has many meanings and consequences.

They are being hit by a loss of choice. A loss of being able to choose if they carry a fetus to term.

Abortion is also tied directly to economics for women.

[pwb]

7. "It's Abortion stupid"

is this elections game changer. The big COLA coming has calmed many on the economy. IMO.

[Scrivener7]

9. This.

[Joinfortmill]

11. That too. For sure.

[Hotler]

10. Democracy or fascism? choose wisely. The fascist you vote for today to hurt the dems

my come for you later....

[Joinfortmill]

12. Yup. Vote.

[Chainfire]

13. The monied people manipulate the economy to cause pain to the electorate so that the electorate will

select candidates that are good for folks with the money and power. It is the mother of all cons.