Commentary: How bad is Trump's economy? Election results say it's very bad, and getting worse

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The economy was robust and growing under President Biden. President Trump has reversed the trend.

It was Bill Clinton’s campaign guru James Carville who codified the insight that the Democratic Party’s electoral prospects were destined to rise as Americans’ feelings of economic well-being slid: “It’s the economy, stupid,” was his mantra.

Tuesday’s election results validated Carville’s principle. One can see that in the surprisingly robust victory margins of gubernatorial candidates in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as the decisive margin of voter approval of California’s Proposition 50 redistricting ballot initiative. The lesson delivered by the results is that Americans