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“As for Donald Trump, I have yet to meet anyone who who [sic] voted against him because he was a poor fiscal steward.”

Trump, who I didn’t vote for in 2016, did vote for in 2020, and will again in 2024, is the main change in American politics that explains why deficits, debt and entitlements go unchecked.

Because these are the main issues where Trump is just like the Democrats.

Prior to Trump, Dems had the benefit of the GOP being the (relatively) responsible party, the adults in the room. So they could be more irresponsible on deficits and debt, and know that the GOP would keep things from getting out of hand.

But your quoted line above, while pretty much 100% technically true for general elections (it is of course definitively false for primaries, as you well know), is misleading.

Because the Dem alternatives to Trump have all been MUCH. MUCH. WORSE. when it comes to debt. Because their spending policies are at least as bad, and the rest of their economic policies are anti-growth, while Trump’s in aggregate are pro-growth.

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