Monday, May 4, 2026

Dear Donald Trump, If the economy is so strong and resilient, why do 42% of poll respondents select it as their #1 issue? Best, Retiring Guy

 
Graph:  The Economist
Fantasy headline:  The White House, 4/30/3026

From The Economist:
Karl Marx said that men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please. That goes for Mr. Trump as much as for anyone else. Public opinion in Mr Trump’s first term came to be dominated by concern about health care, especially after the outbreak of covid-19. The economic effects of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 made inflation a defining issue of Mr Biden’s presidency. The chart above shows which issues have been most important to American adults since 2017, based on weekly survey data from YouGov.

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