USA 2024 US Presidential Election: Trump vs Harris

[Chief]

 

[FruitTingles]

Donald promised to 'drain the swamp' but all it ended up with, was a new landlord.

True. He’s a corporatist building his movement off the back of labour and capitals distrust of financialisation.

But to get thinks like a Keynesian make work program past a GOP congress, his options were defence ( as the anti-war candidate, he had to export to any regime that would pay) and a wall.

Biden, with the Dems behind him was able to channel these funds to the green new deal like projects and create a ton of manufacturing jobs

 

[swingdog]

True. He’s a corporatist building his movement off the back of labour and capitals distrust of financialisation.

But to get thinks like a Keynesian make work program past a GOP congress, his options were defence ( as the anti-war candidate, he had to export to any regime that would pay) and a wall.

Biden, with the Dems behind him was able to channel these funds to the green new deal like projects and create a ton of manufacturing jobs

Which makes me think that the support for Trump amongst white working class men who benefitted from these projects, is less to to do with economics (though the inflation lag plays a part) and more to do with identity and a changing world.

 

[FruitTingles]

Tariffs might be a Hail Mary to get those jobs ‘back onshore’.
To some he probably also gets the credit for putting the issue on the agenda forcefully even if he didn’t have the competence to pull it off.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

States rights, that’s the only proper way for abortion rights. Also, **** states rights on stuff I don’t want them to have a decision on.