And that makes him a bad guy? Goodness, how did you slide down this slope? He still is one of the most trustworthy, moral and ethical businessman and politician you can find in America.
And why should they? Presidents dont drive economies.economies do. Obama also did not drive the economy. He presided over the job as president while the economy was recovering. And it still is. Trump has next to nothing to do with that.
Well then he needs to go again in 2020 and see if he can get off the ground. I sure hope he doesn't back out because it would take votes away from Maxine Waters.
Sixteen months is too soon to allow reliable evaluation of a new administration's performance. But what we see so far is rather disturbing on the ethical/moral front.
Probably there is another reason as well. He very likely recognizes the difficulty of any independent candidate winning an outright victory in the electoral college (270 votes). The election would then go to the House where there is no chance for an independent to win. If the House should change to majority independent, then that would change everything of course. If Bloomberg ran as a Democrat or Republican he could get elected, but could he then get nominated? I'd vote for him of course.
So many excuses. Almost sounds Hillaryesque. Everything was against Trump but he wanted to go for it- win or lose and knock down obstacles as he went along. He ran as a republican and he republican party conspired against him every inch of the way. Demanding a loyalty oath from him and then failing to pledge loyalty to him if he were nominated. He just plowed through it.
During the Obama administration there was QE1, QE2, QE3, TARP, and large increases in the Federal budget in an attempt to stimulate the economy. These actions obviously worked in pulling us out of a severe recession. The Trump administration is not having the benefit of easy money. Indeed, interest rates have gone up and there is an ongoing unwinding of Federal Reserve balance sheet which has the effect of creating a monetary headwind to economic growth. It appears there have been "structural" economic policies created during the Trump administration in an attempt provide sustainable long term economic growth. A litmus test for real economic progress is less government participation in our economy as would be shown through reduced Federal spending. I have access to real time land transportation statistics, DAT and LSOL, that show unprecedented transportation volumes and rates. Part of the transportation rate increase of over 50% in the last couple of years was because many drivers left the transportation industry because of Obama administration regulations. Freight volume has also increased as evidenced not just by these statistics, but by how many semi trucks that are illegally parked along our nations highways, rest areas, and travel centers. I have travelled the U.S extensively over the years and have never seen so many semi trucks both on and of the road. Those of you who go on a road trip this Summer will see what I mean. A few months ago, the mainstream media pronounced "This is Trump's economy now". I see it as our economy and however one wants to allocate the credit for it's current strength, most of us are benefitting from it and will likely do so for a long time.
I am a contract truck driver, trader, commercial real estate agent, commercial loan originator and corporate consultant. On the vast majority of my contracts, I have saved my company either a multiple of what they have paid me or their executive though my ideas to improve their efficiency. The common denominator for all these independent positions is my ability to travel and work how and when I want. In addition, I am able to take advantage of general or local economic opportunities.