Donald Trump is being soundly rejected by economists from both the Democratic and Republican establishments, and I mean unanimously:
The Wall Street Journal this month reached out to all 45 surviving former members of the White House Council of Economic Advisers under the past eight presidents, going back to Richard Nixon, to get their views on this year’s presidential election.
Among 17 Republican appointees who responded to Journal inquiries, none said they supported Mr. Trump. Six said they did not support Mr. Trump and 11 declined to say either way. An additional six did not respond to repeated messages. Among the 21 Democrats who responded to the Journal, 14 said they supported Mrs. Clinton, none said they opposed her and seven declined to say either way. One Democratic appointee didn’t respond to messages.
Conservative pundit and informal Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow poo-poos this measure, saying Trump “has a pretty darn good roster of economists who support his policies.” But come on. With some of these White House economists, rejection might be a badge of honor. But all of them who are willing to publicly state a preference? And Larry Kudlow is the guy out defending you? Ouch.