(08-19-2019 10:57 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  My ultra liberal brother can't stand Trump. And constantly sends me texts reminding me of that. But he's the biggest complainer when the stock market has a bad day. Unless you're a liberal in the repossession industry or maybe rent out low-income apartments, I'm not really sure why you'd root for the economy to fail. There probably are a few other industries where people are rooting for a slow economy, but they probably have both Democrats and Republicans alike in those industries.

I think it is all tied up in election politics. If a bad economy, or even a stagnant one increases the probability of a Trump defeat, I think there are a lot of people in high positions in the Democratic party who would be cheered by a downturn between now and election day. Defeating Trump seems to be the most important thing to the Democrats, to the point it is a major consideration for the candidates. Medicare for all? Votes for illegals. Minimum wage? Solar power? It doesn't matter what a candidate supports, can they beat Trump? The number one consideration.

OTOH, if it were a Dem incumbent, they would be hoping for an upturn. For the same reasons - elect-ability.

The economy is not as important as winning.

But I cannot imagine a Republican saying YESSSS to a 800 point drop, no matter who is running.

I must admit, not only did I not expect Trump to win, I did not expect the stock market to take off the next day.

Up 275 today, so far.

The other surprise is FBO has a brother he considers more liberal than him. But upon reflection, I can see it.