We’re not in a recession! In an period of dangerous to terrifying information, this can be a welcome change. You haven’t heard? That’s most likely as a result of the media was solely ready for his or her dramatic catastrophe story.
However extra importantly: No matter will the Republican Occasion do now that the economic system isn’t cratering?
Upon the information that the U.S. created 263,000 jobs final month and has a 3.5% unemployment fee, Professor and Senior Fellow on the Brookings Institute Justin Wolfers analyzed the September numbers as excellent information, “That is an economic system that’s nonetheless rising properly. All that recession discuss was empty.”
Payrolls rose a sturdy +263k in September, a contact above expectations.
Unemployment down a tick to three.5%, equal to the bottom stage in fifty years. Revisions additionally optimistic.
That is an economic system that’s nonetheless rising properly. All that recession discuss was empty.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) October 7, 2022
All just isn’t properly economically – Individuals are scared as rates of interest rise and the inventory market helps itself to their retirement investments. However the Democratic Titanic the Republicans had been salivating over and the media had been getting ready for has been shelved.
Oh, the frustration they need to really feel this morning.
Beltway reporters who had been about to hit ship on these pre-written recession concern narratives 🙃 https://t.co/1xkqRUiFyw pic.twitter.com/8Mr3kxFebA
— Chuck Todd’s shamble bangs (@Drea_got_rage) October 7, 2022
There may be nothing Republicans love greater than the USA being destroyed if a Democrat is within the White Home, and no person loves to assist them unfold their empty hysteria and dishonest theater of criticism greater than our company media.
Republican criticism is disingenuous as a result of they don’t supply options.
They not often have precise coverage options to handle the issues they connect to Democrats – generally as a result of the issues aren’t really underneath the purview of the Democrat or Republicans, however even when they’re, Republicans squeal incessantly on cable TV pointing their fingers at Democrats after which once they get into workplace, they do nothing to handle these points. They don’t even supply options whereas screeching about the issue and oddly, they’re not often requested to offer any.
When Republicans are in energy, they give attention to grabbing extra energy, serving to the oligarchs and their firms who donate to the Republican Occasion, and going after political critics and opponents with the levers of presidency. Oh, and making an attempt to remove Social Safety, Medicare, and reasonably priced healthcare whereas overturning primary human rights.
Presently, Republicans are taking lessons from autocracy expert Viktor Orban on how to attack democracy from within. (Trace: It includes utilizing the courts and media to weaken democracy. Similar to what is occurring right here.)
Hungary can no longer be called a full democracy under Orban’s leadership: “The EU parliament voted to approve the report on Thursday, which accused Prime Minister Viktor Orban of making an ‘electoral autocracy’.”
Democrats had been anticipated to be completely destroyed by Republicans as a result of it’s the midterms they usually’re within the White Home. Republicans prove extra at midterms, the general public typically provides the midterms to the opposing social gathering, the maps, the Home district gerrymandering, fuel costs had been excessive – then they got here down, however now the Saudis and Russia look eager to assist their Republican pals here by forcing higher gas prices – and the economic system has been challenged as a consequence of quite a lot of world points.
Positive, Democrats bought the nation largely again on monitor after the worldwide Covid disruption they usually’ve handed wave after wave of legislation to really assist The Individuals. However who cares, proper?
The thespian-oriented histrionics of Republicans make such higher TV. Nobody needs to listen to about precise insurance policies. That is the post-reality TV President period! Make it loopy, chaotic and harmful or go house.
However then Roe was overturned by Republicans on Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Courtroom, Trump bought busted for stealing prime secret categorised paperwork, the January sixth Committee revealed horrifying particulars about Trump’s home terrorist assault throughout his tried self-coup on January sixth, and we discovered extra about elected Republicans working to assist Trump steal the 2020 election by quite a lot of unethical and unlawful schemes to defraud the American individuals. Mainly Republicans are anti-freedom and anti-democracy, however their base loves it as a result of they’re silly sufficient to suppose solely liberals will likely be attacked.
Even with all of that hassle, good job numbers, and a Republican social gathering operating 299 election deniers – sure, that’s proper, anti-freedom election deniers are a majority of their nominees – the Senate is a perhaps maintain for Democrats and the holding the Home is a distant hope.
Why? As a result of the media is failing us. They are not telling the story of Republican attack on democracy in a coherent way. They don’t seem to be explaining what issues imply.
The economic system just isn’t cratering. However you already know what’s, that the media is moderately silent on? Our democracy.
However you could have the facility to do one thing about that.
Decide to bringing not less than 5 individuals to the polls to vote, volunteer for important races, and donate *instantly* to the candidates in want. (Recommend not giving your cash to anybody/SuperPACs claiming they’ll share it with candidates as a consequence of lack of transparency.)
Ms. Jones is the co-founder/ editor-in-chief of PoliticusUSA and a member of the White Home press pool.
Sarah hosts Politicus Information and co-hosts Politicus Radio. Her evaluation has been featured on a number of nationwide radio, tv information packages and discuss exhibits, and print retailers together with Stateside with David Shuster, in addition to The Washington Put up, The Atlantic Wire, CNN, MSNBC, The Week, The Hollywood Reporter, and extra.
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