The article does call out that 1989 is a pretty arbitrary starting point, and extending that to 1945 creates a less lopsided (but still Democrat-favoring) picture.
I’d be interested in the comparison looking back to Nixon, as he was a stark departure from the republican party of Eisenhower. And of course he lead to Reagan, Bush 1&2, and Trump.
I think it’s a fine starting point if Republicans haven’t been job creators for 35 years which is almost the entire millennial generation. What a bleak view, honestly.
I am 38, grew up in WI, spent the majority of my life in various Midwestern states, and for over a decade now have lived in Boston. I always say that, ignoring everything else (which is a lot), I have never seen a Republican governing body ever do anything but make life worse–be it state or federal. I have no experience of Republicans as anything but utterly incompetent failures at statescraft.
Yeah it gives you enough time to see the long term effects of neoliberalism selling off public assets kicking in, instead of the temporary cash influx.
The article does call out that 1989 is a pretty arbitrary starting point, and extending that to 1945 creates a less lopsided (but still Democrat-favoring) picture.
I’d be interested in the comparison looking back to Nixon, as he was a stark departure from the republican party of Eisenhower. And of course he lead to Reagan, Bush 1&2, and Trump.
I think it’s a fine starting point if Republicans haven’t been job creators for 35 years which is almost the entire millennial generation. What a bleak view, honestly.
I am 38, grew up in WI, spent the majority of my life in various Midwestern states, and for over a decade now have lived in Boston. I always say that, ignoring everything else (which is a lot), I have never seen a Republican governing body ever do anything but make life worse–be it state or federal. I have no experience of Republicans as anything but utterly incompetent failures at statescraft.
Yeah it gives you enough time to see the long term effects of neoliberalism selling off public assets kicking in, instead of the temporary cash influx.