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Blue_Tires

(56,620 posts) Thu Apr 6, 2017, 12:19 PM Apr 2017

Good to remember:

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Good to remember: (Original Post) Blue_Tires Apr 2017 OP

Yep, was musing on this yesterday. JHan Apr 2017 #1

Derek is correct. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #2

The election had nothing to do with the economy. President Obama Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #3

When the economy tanks, they're either going to be delusionally optimistic about it... MrScorpio Apr 2017 #4

JHan

(10,173 posts)

1. Yep, was musing on this yesterday.

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Thu Apr 6, 2017, 12:22 PM

Apr 2017

In such a short period, they've become optimistic about the economy. Uh huh.

sheshe2

(88,100 posts)

2. Derek is correct.

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Thu Apr 6, 2017, 02:09 PM

Apr 2017

Eliot Rosewater

(32,537 posts)

3. The election had nothing to do with the economy. President Obama

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Fri Apr 7, 2017, 06:19 PM

Apr 2017

performed miracles turning the economy around with the help of other Democrats and in spite of unprecedented obstruction.

The election was racism and misogyny.

Oh, and Russian oligarch meddling, lots of that. Oh and dont forget crosscheck, preventing a million or more black people from voting or having their cast votes counted.

MrScorpio

(73,714 posts)

4. When the economy tanks, they're either going to be delusionally optimistic about it...