{"id":60593,"date":"2024-03-15T14:12:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T21:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=60593"},"modified":"2024-03-15T14:12:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T21:12:28","slug":"totally-agree-with-the-rnc-chair-who-says-we-are-better-off-today-than-four-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=60593","title":{"rendered":"TOTALLY AGREE… With the RNC Chair Who Says ‘We Are Better Off Today’ than Four Years Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forty four years ago Ronald Reagan asked a question that has become a staple of every presidential election that has followed. During a debate with President Jimmy Carter, Reagan asked “Are you better off than you were 4 years ago?”<\/em> It was really a rather simplistic question that didn’t get to the heart of any specific issue. But it was an effective rhetorical worm that borrowed into the minds of voters.<\/p>\n

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Ever since, American voters have been asked to make the same comparison. And the 2024 presidential election is no exception. However, it does make a huge difference who is asking this question now. President Biden has presided over a booming economy, unprecedented job creation, and a legislative agenda that includes progress on climate and the environment, healthcare, gun reforms, tax equity, infrastructure, manufacturing, and more. It’s a record that Republicans are having a hard time criticizing…<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Donald Trump has been spending his days in court defending himself against dozens of civil and criminal charges, including election interference, inciting an insurrection and rape. And that will continue to dominate his time through November and beyond.<\/p>\n

Which makes it difficult for the GOP to ask the “better off”<\/em> question now. But that hasn’t stopped them from doing so. The latest Republican to venture down this path is the newly installed co-chair (along with Trump’s daughter-in-lawlessness, Lara Trump) of the Republican National Committee (RNC), Michael Whatley. He appeared on Fox News and asked that question. But the answer he provided was a bit of surprise…<\/p>\n

“At the end of the day, this comes down to a very simple contrast between President Trump and President Biden. Were you better off four years ago than you are today? The answer for this entire country is no. I mean yes. We are better off today.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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RNC Chair Whatley: At the end of the day, this comes down to a very simple contrast between President Trump and President Biden. Were you better off four years ago than you are today? The answer for this entire country is no pic.twitter.com\/efCY23KfrB<\/a><\/p>\n

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