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Since 2008, most of the jobs created have been service jobs. The low unemployment everyone keeps on about is covering up the fact that the people who got employed got shittier jobs.

This thing is going to be a bloodbath in the US. We'll probably see a Democratic wave in November.

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

Not if Republicans seize the opportunity to go populist and outflank the Democrats. Right now 2 major US Senators are calling for more populist relief than proposed by Democrats.

[1] https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/politics/coronavirus-romney-p...

[2] https://www.foxnews.com/media/tom-cotton-coronavirus-house-b...

> 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.

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.

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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