President Trump has framed his case for reelection on the fact that unemployment hit a 50-year low on his watch before the pandemic. He argues that it was his policies that lowered joblessness and that he will do it again in a second term.

Democrats, though, argue that Trump benefited from the conditions set by President Barack Obama.

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