I think you and commenter Ethan Stuart are really onto something with the interest rate problem. This is especially key for young voters.
There are three more things I wonder about: a) has there been an increase in activity by Russia, China, etc. to amplify bad vibes throughout social media? b) Is the analysis granular enough WRT to haves…
I think you and commenter Ethan Stuart are really onto something with the interest rate problem. This is especially key for young voters.
There are three more things I wonder about: a) has there been an increase in activity by Russia, China, etc. to amplify bad vibes throughout social media? b) Is the analysis granular enough WRT to haves and have not; do we have a number of group of voters who are struggling even though the average are being pulled up by the growing incomes of a smaller number who are benefiting? c) Are people very sensitive because it’s been so long since we had a major downturn like the Financial Crisis? (I’m not counting the impact of Covid shutdowns because there was so much aid and less spending, so that many people actually came out of it with savings.)
I think you and commenter Ethan Stuart are really onto something with the interest rate problem. This is especially key for young voters.
There are three more things I wonder about: a) has there been an increase in activity by Russia, China, etc. to amplify bad vibes throughout social media? b) Is the analysis granular enough WRT to haves and have not; do we have a number of group of voters who are struggling even though the average are being pulled up by the growing incomes of a smaller number who are benefiting? c) Are people very sensitive because it’s been so long since we had a major downturn like the Financial Crisis? (I’m not counting the impact of Covid shutdowns because there was so much aid and less spending, so that many people actually came out of it with savings.)