Coronavirus: 18% of U.S. workers have lost jobs or hours, poll finds

Re:Coronavirus: 18% of U.S. workers have lost jobs or hours,... by canada_dry on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @03:28PM (#22609192)

> We'll probably see a Democratic wave in November.

I'm still on the fence about this.

It's certainly conceivable that the Trump Whitehouse will throw excessive amounts of money at the problem - i.e. going downright socialist by giving millions of citizens $1,000 to $2,500/mnth welfare cheque through the spring.

The almost certainty is that Trump (GOP et al) will do anything possibly to remain in power come November.

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Re:Coronavirus: 18% of U.S. workers have lost jobs or hours,... by tj-teej on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @03:36PM (#22609313)

I think this is a very interesting analysis. I think it's more apt to say there could be a Populist wave in Nov, which could be very positive for whichever party adopts a populist stance. Looking at the current state of the Democratic Primary it doesn't appear it will be the Dems which push that agenda.

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Re:Coronavirus: 18% of U.S. workers have lost jobs or hours,... by dluan on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @03:28AM (#22614404)

This has been a big fear of the left - that if the GOP takes up the socialist plank for the working class before the DNC does, it would be a death knell for the resurgent American left. Throw in climate fear after this recession and there's been a lot of worry of ecofascism surging.

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