The economy is roaring. Why isn't Trump popular?

It's the tweets, stupid

President Trump
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President Trump dealt a severe blow to the Clinton dynasty when he unexpectedly defeated Hillary in the 2016 election. But as his first year in office comes to a close, Trump threatens to discredit yet another of the Clintons' key political insights: It's the economy, stupid.

It's an adaptation of a phrase coined by longtime Clinton consigliere James Carville that alongside "Change vs. more of the same" and "Don't forget health care" was among the pillars of Bill Clinton's successful campaign against President George H.W. Bush in 1992. Trump was arguably only one for three when he won in 2016.

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W. James Antle III

W. James Antle III is the politics editor of the Washington Examiner, the former editor of The American Conservative, and author of Devouring Freedom: Can Big Government Ever Be Stopped?.