“Well, I always thought so,” said Democratic strategist James Carville, who coined the phrase when asked on a recent CNN appearance if he still believed in the political philosophy for which he is remembered becomes.
“I’m starting to doubt myself a little because this economy is doing pretty well. Maybe it will kick in. And sometimes it takes a while for people to feel it,” he said.
in one follow-up interview With The Hill, former President Bill Clinton’s longtime adviser claimed he still believes “it’s the economy, dumbass.” But he also expressed frustration at the president’s low approval ratings, despite some criticisms good business news The Democrats have taken it up in recent weeks.
“Economic recovery has definitely picked up … but for whatever reason, people don’t connect that, [they] I don’t think the economy is that good,” Carville told The Hill. “To the extent that they think it’s good, they don’t give much credit to the president’s policies.”
“I can understand how discouraged these people are,” he said of the White House. “So you’re wondering why this interruption?”
Bruce Mehlman, a former assistant secretary at the Commerce Department under President George W. Bush, said the economy is shining less of a factor Today as previously.
“Over the past two decades, traditional economic metrics have increasingly detached themselves from presidential approval numbers and right-or-wrong sentiment, with the 2022 midterm election being the prime example,” said Mehlman, founding partner of Mehlman Consulting. “The data screamed ‘Big Wave,’ but many concerned voters preferred well-known incumbents to scary disruptors.”
The Hill’s Alex Gangitano has more here.
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