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201: Friday Short: How Did Democrats Lose "Populist" Label To Trump?


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Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for November 22, 2024.

Recent surveys are showing Republican voters suddenly thinking the economy is better now than it was two weeks ago, which many of us predicted would happen.

But remarkably, some 60% of Americans believe Trump will make good decisions on the economy, despite ruining the economy in 2020 and surrounding himself by corporate, neocon billionaire donors. 

How did the Democratic Party relinquish the populist label to Trump even though they passed some meaningful working-class legislation?

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NOTES:

"Delta CEO says the Trump administration will reverse government ‘overreach’ seen under Biden." By David Koenig of The Associated Press
"Republicans Are Feeling Good Again, Driving Up Consumer Sentiment." By Harriet Torry of The Wall Street Journal

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