Where to start to explain Trump’s win
Where to start to explain Trump’s win
- November 6, 2024
- Michael Tesler, poli sci, Good Authority, New York Magazine, Nov. 6, 2024
The simplest story is one that Michael Tesler [UC Irvine professor of political science] and I wrote about back in March. A spike in inflation dragged down Joe Biden’s approval rating, which never improved very much even as inflation receded. Public views of the economy remained less positive than other indicators – economic growth, employment – would predict.
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