Posted by bad_luck on 9/8/2017 1:56:00 PM (view original):
Posted by moy23 on 9/8/2017 1:14:00 PM (view original):
Posted by bad_luck on 9/8/2017 1:10:00 PM (view original):
Yes. Let's pretend that public opinion of trump won't matter when he's facing an opponent that everyone doesn't also hate.
A strong economy gets Trump re-elected. Public opinion doesn't matter. The polls are crap anyways...
Really, because the economy is essentially the same as it has been for the last 3 years.
Nope
The US recorded its slowest economic growth in five years in 2016, as poor trade data dragged on the economy in the fourth quarter.
The recovery remains steady, rather than spectacular -- Annualized Q2 2017 GDP growth 3%
The US economy is expected to continue growing steadily over the next few years, outpacing many other western countries.
About the nowcast
now-casting.com uses statistical modelling to determine what individual economic data points tell us about the rate of growth. The nowcast chart (right) shows the model’s evolving prediction of GDP growth in the current quarter.
Current Q3 2017 nowcast ---- 3.42%