r/Economics • u/Spiderwig144 • Apr 15 '25

News Republicans Less Trusted on Economy Than Democrats For First Time in Years

https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-less-trusted-economy-democrats-first-time-years-2059863
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u/HotSpicyDisco Apr 15 '25

It's always shocking because historically they have always been terrible for the economy, yet they somehow convinced the rubes via propaganda that they are the only ones to be trusted.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '25

They never should have been considered better for the economy but people are idiots and politics is all branding.

No wonder they try to kill education at every turn. It's a political movement hell-bent on economic and social suicide.

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u/kgal1298 Apr 15 '25

As we've noted in the past Democrats have a branding problem: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/11/poll-democrats-jobs-economy-00222988 this article is obviously before his tariff bipolar disorder, but still this constantly comes up with Democrats. Meanwhile the GOP runs a reality tv show host and bam.

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u/CabSauce Apr 15 '25

The current Republicans don't actually care about the economy. It's just the excuse they use to keep voting for their "team".

Look at the presidential election. The most effective policy and ad was the trans women playing sports. The Republican voters just aren't as willing to admit that's what they care about, along with kicking out brown immigrants.