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Anon's class fails expectations (thelemmy.club)
submitted 6 days ago by [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 11 points 6 days ago (5 children)

"It's the economy stupid" is probably the most applicable statement to how political success happens across all systems and ages.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 days ago* (4 children)

    and yet, despite all the 'genius' of our political consultant class, they can't seem to understand that. because they are so blinded by 'social issues', at least in the USA.

    and when candidates focus on economic issues and less on social ones... they do way better at the polls and have better approval ratings... especially when their policies make a positive and visible economic impact...

    but then again, in USA at least, our political class is so totally detached from economic reality of the voter, so i suppose it's inevitable, really.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 days ago

    It's not so much that the political consultants don't understand that. It's more that they can't do anything about it: That would mean changing our economic structure to help out the workers, rather than their rich friends.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago (1 child)

    the USA politicians understand perfectly well that it's all about the economic situation. yet they have already decided that they won't tax the rich (because their rich friends say so) so they need to make up excuses and divert the attention to other topics instead. at least that's how it has been for the last 3 elections that i actually looked at up-close.

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