Why Trump is winning the ‘are you better off’ argument

Published May 14, 2024 9:45am ET



Objectively, most of us are better off now than we were four years ago. Who wants to go back to the days of school closures, masks, and double-digit unemployment?

So, why is former President Donald Trump eagerly asking the question on social media, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?”

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