I think we only need to be headed in the right direction to spin it for the election. Originally Posted by friendly fredYou certainly could be correct. April unemployment figures are out this week. Could be as high as 16-20%, which would be much higher than the rate during the 2008 financial crisis, which went a long way to keeping McCain from being elected in November 2008. 2nd quarter GDP has been estimated to be -16.6% by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
How quickly this is turned around, or at least showing significant signs of recovery, will be instrumental in determining Trump's fate in November.