They hate Biden so they ignore the facts. Their extremist views distort the whole polling picture. Poor media coverage is also a problem.
This is good explainer ⤵️ of how right wing propaganda has warped polling results & created a false narrative. Keep it in mind every time you see a story about right track/ wrong track polling, etc. https://t.co/omO1F3jbS2 pic.twitter.com/jRJ5o1T0ix
— Jennifer Schulze (@NewsJennifer) January 27, 2024
>> @paulkrugman: "Supporters of both parties tend to have negative economic views when the other party holds the White House, but the effect is much stronger for Republicans. According to the Michigan survey, Republicans, on average, consider current economic conditions roughly…
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 23, 2024
So 2023 was a miraculous year for the economy: high growth with inflation falling all the way back to the Fed's target, rising real wages. And here, according to YouGov, is how Republicans saw it pic.twitter.com/E4OQinqGND
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 26, 2024
New from Pew: "Americans’ views of the nation’s economy – while mostly stagnant for the past few years – are showing signs of improvement." 28% rate economic conditions excellent or good, up from 19% last April… https://t.co/k2qQpXngCg
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 25, 2024
When Trumpists talk about his great economy, they play 3-card Monte. When it comes to jobs and growth, they pretend his admin ended January 2020. When it comes to prices, they cite numbers from 2020, when demand was severely depressed. Eg unemployment and gas prices pic.twitter.com/VVu1yAPIgd
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 17, 2024
Meanwhile, Biden's economic approval is deeply negative and people think the economy is bad by a 70-30 margin.
— Will Stancil (@whstancil) January 17, 2024
To be blunt: this is insane! People are just being completely misinformed about the state of the economy by media and social media! https://t.co/MHcjEwcOkS
Reminder: you shouldn't take seriously anyone who talks about economic perceptions without acknowledging the role of partisanship pic.twitter.com/sqvwJIp0pW
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) February 12, 2024
For anyone trying to use historical relationships between economic fundamentals and consumer sentiment: The past was a different country. From UMich data pic.twitter.com/LjmVLJG6Vh
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) February 10, 2024
See how imbalanced media coverage of the economy has been? All pain, no gain, except that's clearly not true now. Time for the news media to correct this. 2024 is a rather important election year. #FactsMatter https://t.co/DVdUeKsGIQ
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) January 1, 2024
Sad! 