information. that s why this conversation that folks are having right now about the need for facebook and all those other social media platforms to take disinformation much more seriously, to be much more aggressive, is so important. it s also going to take a lot of resources to counteract the disinformation that s out there and to put forth a positive vision for the country. the good news is, alicia, going into the 2022 midterms, number one, trump is a president who under his watch lost the house, lost the senate, and then lost the presidency himself last year. so that doesn t bode well for him. secondly, this time democrats actually have in joe biden and his administration a very good story to tell about competent, effective government when you think about getting shots in arms, the economy improving, jobs being created, things getting back up and open. so you re going to have two opportunities, the toxicity of trump and how effective joe biden has been on many measures,
the total missed expectations but there were jobs growth. the labor force participation rate, a key factor we look at, it was just over 60%. washington times opinion editor charlie hurt joins us now. great news is jobs are getting added. the economy improving. we re looking at a recover.y the headline unemployment rate came down more than expected. that s great news. the story in the headlines remains there is, there are millionses of open jobs. so many companies big and small can t fill them. people are staying home collecting these unemployment checks. even if you walk around small towns that have spiritually moved on from this, they re not masked up, they re out dining and stuff. you see help wanted add ads and stores shut down. people, the small business that s stayed open through the
involving peter strzok and lisa page. there could have been more legislating, they will say. the last two years have been the most productive legislative. back in a long, long time. the economy improving, more jobs, greater consumer confidence. we were able to cut taxes, get regulatory relief where people come on leash american energy, the number of justices on the supreme court. it judges across the land have been increased under president trump, we have a growing, strong economy, all of these things under this leader and under the republican senate, the republican house, but we had to work in a bipartisan way in the senate to do water in instruction infrastructure. opiate legislation, overwhelming support. 22 bills to help our veterans, all of those things done in a bipartisan way. not to investigations, not through delays and trying to slow down the process, republicans are committed to working with democrats, if they want to work for results and solutions.
years. only with the rightward shift in response to barack obama that lamb seems odd. he s more in line with the district than most we ve seen in last couple of years. big picture here, where do you think the democratic party is right now? suffered traumatic loss in 2016 election. i think lot of them are still trying to sort through. seen the party in the past. mondale to reagan and dukakis, reinvented themselves in bill clinton mold. are they searching for new identity? digging? never want to interrupt your opponent when he s in the process of committing suicide. that s what they think is going on with trump. in some ways want to back off and let trump continue to self-destruct and run a check trump campaign. they all know they need a positive message. problem is with economy
has had an upward year, the positive economic data has also helped, plus earnings have improved this year, so companies by an average are delivering bigger prospects. it s also working out that the prospect of tax reform which wall street has been excited about has also been part of the market rally. some analysts warn that tax reform may not be as positive for the u.s. economy as most companies are expected to spend the money they save from a lower tax rate on buying back their own stock versus spending it on employees. and that s where we ll have to see if president trump tries to exert pressure on businesses in terms of how to actually spend that money. also with the economy improving, the fed could very well hike interest rates multiple times next year, which means that your earnings or your savings increase, but also the cost of taking out a mortgage will go out. so that could potential be a risk for stocks in 2018. in terms of stocks or sectors, we are laser focused on