Media Distorting View of Economy Just Before an Election: Incomes Increasing Under Trump

Is history repeating itself in that major media outlets are distorting coverage of the economy to help Democrats in the weeks leading up to a key election?

In 1992, Republican President George H. W. Bush entered the home stretch of the election with voters being relentlessly told that the economy was faltering and conditions were bad. Democratic challenger Bill Clinton amplified that message with his slogan, “It’s the Economy, Stupid,” and his claim that the economy was the worst it had been since the Great Depression.

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Is history repeating itself in that major media outlets are distorting coverage of the economy to help Democrats in the weeks leading up to a key election?

In 1992, Republican President George H. W. Bush entered the home stretch of the election with voters being relentlessly told that the economy was faltering and conditions were bad. Democratic challenger Bill Clinton amplified that message with his slogan, “It’s the Economy, Stupid,” and his claim that the economy was the worst it had been since the Great Depression.