Thread by @aaronsojourner

America has a smaller economy and fewer jobs than when this administration started.

They inherited strong trends & tried to take credit for it. Then, when we need real leadership, he was not up to the job.

V-shaped reco| ___ery?
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This chicken may claim it is doing a wonderful job driving but it just took over the wheel when momentum was going the right direction.

When circumstances require more than squawking & preening, crash.

Same basic reality across states.

To get the economy moving again, we should crush the virus.

But our national response was & is a disaster, ranked among the worst as reported @USATODAY.

The U.S. has 4.5% of global population & 20% of COVID deaths.

amp.usatoday.com/amp/5659696002

Our failed national COVID response cost tens of thousands of American their lives and millions of Americans their livelihoods.

brookings.edu/research/covid…

It's basically the same story in Ohio (GOP gov) as the U.S.

Steady progress after 2010.

Nothing special after 2016.

Massive job loss in March & April 2020.

Weak, incomplete recovery over summer & fall so far.

This is a national, not a state, issue.

It's basically the same story in Michigan (Dem gov) as the U.S.

Steady progress after 2010.

Nothing special after 2016.

Massive job loss in March & April 2020.

Weak, incomplete recovery over summer & fall so far.

This is a national, not a state, issue.

It's basically the same story in Florida (GOP gov) as the U.S.

Steady progress after 2010.

Nothing special after 2016.

Massive job loss in March & April 2020.

Weak, incomplete recovery over summer & fall so far.

This is a national, not a state, issue.

It's basically the same story in Alabama (GOP gov) as the U.S.

Steady progress after 2010.

Nothing special after 2016.

Massive job loss in March & April 2020.

Weak, incomplete recovery over summer & fall so far.

This is a national, not a state, issue.

It's basically the same story in Massachusetts (GOP gov) as the U.S.

Steady progress after 2010.

Nothing special after 2016.

Massive job loss in March & April 2020.

Weak, incomplete recovery over summer & fall so far.

This is a national, not a state, issue.

It's basically the same story in Georgia (GOP gov) as the U.S.

Steady progress after 2010.

Nothing special after 2016.

Massive job loss in March & April 2020.

Weak, incomplete recovery over summer & fall so far.

This is a national, not a state, issue.

It's basically the same story in Kentucky (Dem gov) as the U.S.

Steady progress after 2010.

Nothing special after 2016.

Massive job loss in March & April 2020.

Weak, incomplete recovery over summer & fall so far.

This is a national, not a state, issue.

It's basically the same story in Washington State (Dem gov) as the U.S.

Steady progress after 2010.

Nothing special after 2016.

Massive job loss in March & April 2020.

Weak, incomplete recovery over summer & fall so far.

This is a national, not a state, issue.

It's basically the same story in North Carolina (Dem gov) as the U.S.

Steady progress after 2010.

Nothing special after 2016.

Massive job loss in March & April 2020.

Weak, incomplete recovery over summer & fall so far.

This is a national, not a state, issue.

It's basically the same story in South Carolina (GOP gov) as the U.S.

Steady progress after 2010.

Nothing special after 2016.

Massive job loss in March & April 2020.

Weak, incomplete recovery over summer & fall so far.

This is a national, not a state, issue.

It's basically the same story in Nevada (Dem gov) as the U.S.

Steady progress after 2010.

Nothing special after 2016.

Massive job loss in March & April 2020.

Weak, incomplete recovery over summer & fall so far.

This is a national, not a state, issue.

Just to get a sense of scale, we have 10.8 million jobs fewer jobs now than in February 2020.

In the Great Recession, we lost 8.8 million.

Not only is the labor market smaller now than in Jan 2017, the U.S. economy is also smaller.

Look at the current contraction relative to the Great Recession.

If you want to understand how the economic recovery is likely to proceed under alternative election scenarios, check out Wall Street's @MoodysAnalytics modelling.
moodysanalytics.com/-/media/articl…