“It’s the economy that matters, stupid!” »: the victory of the Democrats in the midterms, an economic setback for Donald Trump

“It’s the economy, stupid!” » More than ever, this phrase, which has become cult in the political history of the United States, is relevant. It was James Carville, then advisor to Democratic candidate Bill Clinton in the 1992 presidential election, who said it. It can be translated as “It’s the economy that counts, stupid!” ".

More than ever, therefore, and as perceived by opinion surveys and forecast models by political scientists, economic concerns dominated in the choice of American voters, during these “midterms” which gave the majority of Congress to the Democrats. However, the American economy can boast of several indicators that would make old Europe and France in particular green with envy. Let us judge. GDP growth recorded an annual rate of 3% in the third quarter when France was on the verge of recession. The unemployment rate hovers around 4%, half as much as in France. The New York Stock Exchange has continued to…