2016 Postmortem

Bobbie Jo

(14,344 posts) Fri Dec 2, 2016, 09:07 AM Dec 2016

178K jobs created. 4.6% unemployment, lowest since 2007. #ThanksObama

This election was NOT about jobs or the economy.

Economic anxiety, my ass.

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178K jobs created. 4.6% unemployment, lowest since 2007. #ThanksObama (Original Post) Bobbie Jo Dec 2016 OP

IOWA had 2% unemployed BSdetect Dec 2016 #1

I'm watching the recount efforts very closely Bobbie Jo Dec 2016 #3

Exactly! mcar Dec 2016 #2

K&R betsuni Dec 2016 #4

Agree. kentuck Dec 2016 #5

BINGO. ucrdem Dec 2016 #6

It had nothing whatsoever to do with jobs or the economy or Obamacare. duffyduff Dec 2016 #7

AND... AND Rising LFPR and WAGES !!! WI had 4.4% UE rate at the time !!! uponit7771 Dec 2016 #8

Yes, thanks indeed RonniePudding Dec 2016 #9

BSdetect

(9,048 posts)

1. IOWA had 2% unemployed

Reply to Bobbie Jo (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 09:11 AM

Dec 2016

Insanity.

The recount in Mi etc looks very promising now.

Bobbie Jo

(14,344 posts)

3. I'm watching the recount efforts very closely

Reply to BSdetect (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 09:17 AM

Dec 2016

If nothing else, the shady practices and unprecedented interference should be exposed. It may not make a difference in this election, but we cannot let them get away with it.

mcar

(43,660 posts)

2. Exactly!

Reply to Bobbie Jo (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 09:14 AM

Dec 2016

betsuni

(27,339 posts)

4. K&R

Reply to Bobbie Jo (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 09:21 AM

Dec 2016

kentuck

(112,989 posts)

5. Agree.

Reply to Bobbie Jo (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 10:02 AM

Dec 2016

It was not just about the economy.

ucrdem

(15,720 posts)

6. BINGO.

Reply to Bobbie Jo (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 10:22 AM

Dec 2016

The obstructors did everything they could to stop it and when they couldn't they lied about it but the economy picked up a head of steam right when we needed it most, in October. And if TPP had gotten out of the blocks we'd be doing even better. You wouldn't know it from the "populists" though.

duffyduff

(3,251 posts)

7. It had nothing whatsoever to do with jobs or the economy or Obamacare.

Reply to Bobbie Jo (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 10:47 AM

Dec 2016

It was all about racism and especially sexism.

uponit7771

(92,110 posts)

8. AND... AND Rising LFPR and WAGES !!! WI had 4.4% UE rate at the time !!!

Reply to Bobbie Jo (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 10:57 AM

Dec 2016

RonniePudding

(889 posts)

9. Yes, thanks indeed

Reply to Bobbie Jo (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 11:17 AM

Dec 2016

And thanks for the post. So many on the right (and a few on the left sadly) work really hard to explain away and diminish Obama's successes with jobs. It's quite pathetic.

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