We are witnessing a repeat of history. It has happened four times.

[shockey80]

Over the past 90 years there have been 4 major economic disasters that destroyed millions of Americans lives. All 4 times there was a Republican in the white house.

Hoover-1929
Reagan-1987
Bush-2008
Trump- 2020

I do not understand why the Democrats do not use this historical fact in every campaign, every election. They should pound the Republicans with this fact. It cannot be defended.

The Republican party is the party of economical destruction. It is a historical fact.

[in2herbs]

1. Just goes to show that Ds don't know how to message very well. nt

[Yeehah]

9. It's true

Look at the Lincoln Project ads. Ten times better than any Democratic ad.

Democrats always want to be positive and play nice. Those days are over because the republican party has become out-and-out fascistic with no concern for the betterment of the country. Republicans seek only to obtain more wealth and power.

[NCDem47]

2. I was thinking about this the other day.

Is it fair to say that in the last 50 years, a Democrat president was elected to clean-up Republican messes that left America economically, diplomatically and cuturally in the hole?

To the rescue to climb out:

Carter.
Clinton.
Obama.

[flying_wahini]

3. Yes and why the Dems aren't pressing on this Hard is beyond me.

[Baked Potato]

4. Democrats need to spin these facts into messaging Republicans pay attention to.

Fear.

[Midnight Writer]

5. They could show Donald Trump himself saying that the economy always does better under Democrats.

He said that in an interview in either 2015 or 2016. I don't recall the interviewer.

It should be played to death in ads.

[paleotn]

7. Yep. That's pretty much all they respond to.

The country has descended into Adams' and Jefferson's worst fear. A mob. A stupid, uninformed mob.

[Mr.Bill]

6. And more importantly

a Democratic President fixed it. Every time. And we let them get away with saying they were going to make America great again. All while they have been proven to be pros at doing just the opposite.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Add in Teapot Dome, Watergate, Iran-Contra, S&L Crisis, WMD's

It's a Royal Flush

[StevieM]

10. The devastating Reagan recession was in 1982.

Unemployment peeked at 10.8 percent.

The stock market crash was in 1987, but that didn't tank the economy.

[andym]

11. Reagan 1987 does not compare to the others-- it wasn't nearly as bad

including Trump.
Look at all the graphs-- GDP up, unemployment OK, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaganomics.

Furthermore, during the 70's Ford, Carter and Reagan's first two years were saddled with mediocre to worse economic conditions, before Carter appointed Volcker to break the back of stagflation (raising the prime rate resulted in a recession and double digit interest rates) after 3 years. However, even 1979-82 was not as bad as 1929-30, 2008-9 and now.

[smirkymonkey]

12. It's so frustrating that we don't capitalize on these facts and get the message out there.

Republicans are bad for the economy, yet so many people think exactly the opposite.

[JCMach1]

13. 1932 is best approximation to this election

[uponit7771]

14. Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding !!!

[moondust]

15. When will they ever learn?

When will they ever learn? - Pete Seeger