ANALYSIS: Trump won 2016 by appealing to fear, in 2020, he has a new secret weapon
Nearly six in 10 Americans say they are better off financially now compared to a year ago and an astounding 74 per cent believe their economic prospects will continue to improve next year.In the politically powerful realm of emotion, voters are feeling"great again" about America's economic prospects.At this point, it's worth skipping across to the much-maligned realm of facts.
It's almost inconceivable that the immediate future of the global economy hangs on the erratic whims of Donald Trump, writes Ian Verrender. Unemployment has been steadily falling since the early years of the Barack Obama presidency, with around 2 million jobs added every year for the past nine years. If anything, the jobless rate has improved at a slower rate since Mr Trump took over, as the nation edges closer to full employment.Aside from the normal market fluctuations, the Dow Jones has risen in a pretty straight line since 2009, when America started to recover from the global financial crisis.Political leaders the world over claim the credit for a strong economy.Of course, Mr Trump boasts at every opportunity of the strength of the economy.
His claim on health care to"always protect patients with pre-existing conditions" comes at a time when his administration is
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