Not really. Normal people don't care if we're in a recession or not. They care if they're employed, and maybe to a lesser extent if their purchasing power is decreasing. If I'm working and getting a big raise things are fine. If I'm unemployed or not getting a big raise then something needs to change.

Historically. This year they’re facing multiple headwinds with a twice impeached albatross and the lunatic fringe cannibalizing their own.

A recession would certainly give them a “look at that other mess” diversion that all too many loudmouths would gleefully parrot.