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Far-right party set to win most seats in Dutch elections, exit polls show (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 11 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Trump is not the candidate of change. Everyone knows him and knows what he stands for. And he's been rejected many times.

The Republicans are not going to have to lie about how little he's done to help the poor and middle class.

It's just a feeling you have. The average American is actually better off than ever. If you're not better off than ever, you're probably just not the average American.

https://www.investopedia.com/americans-are-wealthier-than-ever-why-do-they-feel-worse-about-their-finances-8379568

[–] FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

It's just a feeling you have. The average American is actually better off than ever.

The average American, no matter where they live, is dealing with a 30% to 50% cost of living increase over the last couple of years, when Biden's been in office.

That's going to be hard to sell in a reelection campaign.

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's what the article is talking about. That feeling of being less well off.

But even accounting for inflation, the average American is actually better off than ever, also while Biden's been in office.

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That feeling of being less well off.

I got bad news for you: no one cares what an economist says about how they should feel, they only care about how they DO feel, and most Americans feel worse off.

That's not Biden's fault, obviously, it's Capitalism's, but try explaining that to your average American.