Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEarlier on CNN, John Harwood commented that we may be heading into recession
Trump will be the first president during his re-election campaign (I think what he meant) since Carter.
There goes the Rs 'hope" that Trump abandon his pugnaciousness and concentrate on the economy..
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
14 replies, 857 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (1)
ReplyReply to this post
14 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Earlier on CNN, John Harwood commented that we may be heading into recession (Original Post)
question everything
Feb 2020
OP
MichMan
(12,001 posts)1. We haven't had any recessions since Carter?
Are you sure?
question everything
(47,568 posts)3. He may have meant during an election year
Wounded Bear
(58,765 posts)5. Yeah, that's bullshit...
2008, the "Great Recession" was almost Great Depression 2.0
tman
(983 posts)2. We'll never know about it.
Trump will cook the books over ever releasing poor job numbers.
2020 will still be a tough and tight race.
snowybirdie
(5,248 posts)4. How soon you forget
Remember 2008?
question everything
(47,568 posts)7. Perhpas he meant re-election. Bush was not running
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)6. A failed businessman. Failure as President. n/t
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)8. A Recession and a Pandemic, Trump is full of first .
doc03
(35,431 posts)9. I know a recession is a terrible thing for many but
considering what 4 more years of Trump will do to the country maybe it is necessary.
Yavin4
(35,453 posts)10. We had a recession during Bush I
That was late 1991-1992
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)11. Remember what James Carville said in 1992?
"It's the economy stupid."
Yavin4
(35,453 posts)12. I still cannot believe that we went through 2 Bush recessions.
Then again, I still cannot believe that Trump is president.
question everything
(47,568 posts)13. I don't think that it was bad as that one. And, of course, he lost
Poiuyt
(18,133 posts)14. My guess is that any recession that may come won't be in time to affect the election
I think there will be a lag between the time a recession starts and when most people will actually feel it.