There is no disputing that the state of the economy is a major factor in the reelection equation for any president. That is not to say a good economy guarantees a president a second term or a bad economy is always fatal, but the economy is always important. …
One can debate whether we should have passed the 2017 tax cuts, but it is hard to argue with the proposition that they gave the U.S. economy a sugar high that we are now coming down from. Combine that with a slowing world economy, trade wars, scandals, and political dysfunction, and you have a situation that ought to be keeping President Trump up at night. CONT.
Charlie Cook