Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve heard much chatter about how Democrats are applying lessons learned from the 2009 stimulus package to crafting the $1.9T COVID relief plan. Overall, most Democrats agree that they didn’t pump enough money into the economy, which meant a longer and less robust recovery.
That weak recovery — combined with a divisive fight on health care reform and climate policy — proved to be a drag on Pres. Obama’s approval ratings and his party. By October of 2010, Obama’s job approval was just 47 percent and voters disapproved of the job the president was doing on the economy by 10 points (43 percent to 53 percent). Just a few weeks later, Democrats lost 63 seats and control of the House. CONTINUED
Amy Walter, Cook Political Report