Ugly but informative plot: Trump& #39;s approval rating is much higher than the poor state of the economy would suggest, fitting with theories that economic perceptions/actual conditions have limited influence over voters& #39; attitudes in 2020 (and during a pandemic...).

Maybe the recession takes a little time to kick in. Or maybe this is a pretty robust pattern that has been evident throughout Trump& #39;s presidency in a variety of measures!

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/05/23/american-voters-dont-care-about-the-economy

https://www.economist.com/united-st... href=" https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/11/28/does-the-economy-affect-elections-any-more">https://www.economist.com/finance-a... https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/01/11/consumer-confidence-no-longer-translates-into-presidential-popularity">https://www.economist.com/united-st...

Consumer confidence no longer translates into presidential popularity

That may not bode well for Donald Trump’s re-election chances

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/05/23/american-voters-dont-care-about-the-economy

Actually that second plot should look like this