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More Jobs, Rising Middle-Class Incomes, Greater Economic Security: We Built Back the American Economy after the Last Republican Disaster, and We'll Do It Again
May 13, 2023 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
🧵 2 years ago this month, Ron DeSantis decided to put extreme MAGA politics ahead of Floridians' health, banning local COVID precautions & increasingly pandering to anti-vaxxers.

Before then, Florida's COVID death rate was close to nat'l avg.

Since then, it's been 4th highest: Image 2/ On June 22, 2021, DeSantis participated in a segment with Laura Ingraham that was *all about* mocking doctors for predicting a summer surge.

After a right-wing account posted it, Gov's spokeswoman promoted it as "just the facts!!!"

A RECORD SURGE then hit FL in July & Aug. Image
Jul 5, 2022 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
1/ Fourteen months ago, when less than 30% of Floridians were vaccinated, DeSantis banned local officials from taking precautions to fight COVID.

DeSantis then blew off doctors' warnings of 2021 summer surge and he increasingly pandered to anti-vaxxers during Delta.

The result: 2/ On June 22, 2021, DeSantis participated in a segment with Laura Ingraham that was *all about* mocking experts for predicting a summer surge.

After a right-wing account posted it, Gov's spokeswoman promoted it as "just the facts!!!"

A record surge then hit FL in July & Aug.
Apr 4, 2022 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
1/ Eleven months ago, when less than 30% of Florida was fully vaccinated, Ron DeSantis banned local officials from taking precautions to fight COVID. He then blew off expert warnings about a 2021 summer surge and increasingly pandered to anti-vaxxers during Delta.

The result: Image 2/ On June 22, DeSantis participated in a segment with Laura Ingraham that was *all about* mocking experts for predicting a summer surge.

After a right-wing account posted the clip, Gov's spokeswoman promoted it as "just the facts!!!"

A record surge then hit FL in July & Aug. Image
Nov 17, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
1/ At top of this tragic list is Florida, where Ron DeSantis blew off warnings of summer surge, prevented local officials from taking common-sense protective measures, and pandered to those spreading disinformation. 2/ On June 22, DeSantis participated in a segment with Laura Ingraham on Fox that was *all about* mocking experts for predicting a summer surge.

After the right-wing Post Millennial posted the clip, Gov's spokeswoman promoted it as "just the facts!!!"
Oct 28, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
1/ States with highest COVID death rates during the Delta wave (updated).

At top of the list is Florida, where Ron DeSantis blew off warnings of summer surge, prevented local officials from taking common-sense protective measures, and pandered to those spreading disinformation. 2/ On June 22, DeSantis participated in a segment with Laura Ingraham on Fox that was *all about* mocking experts for predicting a summer surge.

After the right-wing Post Millennial posted the clip, Gov's spokeswoman promoted it as "just the facts!!!"
Oct 22, 2021 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Updated List: States with the highest COVID death rates during the Delta wave.

At top of list is Florida, where Ron DeSantis blew off warnings of summer surge, prevented local officials from taking common-sense protective measures, and pandered to those spreading disinformation. 2/ On June 22, DeSantis participated in a segment with Laura Ingraham on Fox that was *all about* mocking experts for predicting a summer surge.

After the conservative Post Millennial posted the clip, Gov's spokeswoman promoted it as "just the facts!!!"
Nov 2, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
One last time before Election Day ...

THREAD: Biden v. Trump on the Economy

Chart 1: Trump claims he "built the greatest economy in history" in his first 3 years, but the truth is, job creation *slowed* in those years compared to what Trump inherited from Obama-Biden. Chart 2: Real wage growth also *slowed* in Trump's first 3 years compared to what he inherited from Obama-Biden.
Oct 31, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Biden v. Trump, Economic Chart Series:

Chart 1: Trump likes to claim that he "built the greatest economy in history" in his first 3 years, but the truth is, job creation *slowed* in those years compared to what Trump inherited from Obama-Biden. Chart 2: Real wage growth also *slowed* in Trump's first 3 years compared to what he inherited from Obama-Biden.
Jun 13, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Let's be very clear about this nonsense argument from Trump Republicans.

They're arguing progress was too slow under Obama-Biden, and that Trump has done much better, even though:

1. Job creation *slowed* in Trump's first 3 years compared to what he inherited from Obama-Biden. 2. Even *Fox News* acknowledged the slowdown in job creation during Trump's first 3 years compared to what he inherited from Obama:
Mar 9, 2020 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
1/ A short thread of charts on the economy, inspired by Trump Rapid Response Director, @AndrewHClark.

All data for these charts comes from the Trump Labor Department.

First up, pace of job creation, before and after Trump took office: data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES… 2/ Next, because Republicans often like to claim that they are the party of the private-sector, here's the pace of private-sector job creation before and after Trump took office. data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES…
Dec 2, 2017 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Worth Repeating: With Trump approval at new low, this is not the moment to give up. It's the moment to press as hard as possible to ensure that the #TrumpCon-#GOPTaxScam (tax breaks for the rich at the expense of the middle class & working poor) doesn't get to final passage. 1/3 2/3 If ever there was a bill that should be easy for 99% of the nation to unite against, it's this attempted "heist" by "the country’s elite at the expense of everybody else, including future generations who will end up bearing the cost." nytimes.com/2017/12/02/opi… …