BTRTN: The GOP Shows Their (Losing) Hand
Born To Run The Numbers provides its review of April, in which the Republican Party revealed the vision, policies, and tactics will run on in 2024. It is a smörgåsbord of extremism that is likely to alienate the swing-states suburban voters who decide elections.
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2023/05/btrtn-gop-shows-their-losing-hand.html
Excerpts: "This month, it was the Republican Party’s turn to seize the spotlight and show America their hand. It wasn’t pretty. Time and again, Republican leaders -- from Kevin McCarthy in the Capitol in Washington, DC on down to Main Street legislators operating in smaller heartland chambers -- made clear the GOP vision, policies and tactics on which they will all run in 2024. The GOP pols expelled, silenced, banned, cut back, shot up and shut down with gleeful abandon, apparently missing the fact that the arch-right orgy came off as a horror show to the viewing voters who decide elections...
"Cutting popular programs and clumsily airing grievances against abortion, LGBTQ rights and gun control measures are not the ticket to electoral success in America today. It is widely known that Democratic positions on each are more popular nationwide than those of the Republicans, and that is precisely because the persuadable middle hangs with the Democrats on them. This barrage of unpopular policies wrapped up in nearly unwatchable packaging is tantamount to political suicide on the national level.
"The 'Bidenometer,' our BTRTN aggregate measure of economic performance, dropped to +30, a drop of 10 points driven by new GDP numbers that show a slowing economy, as business investment slowed in response to the Fed’s aggressive interest rate increases. Consumer spending remained strong. The Bidenometer score of 30 means that the economy on average is 30% stronger than it was when Trump left office (see below for a fuller explanation).
