Well, Republicans and their Corporate media allies have lied about what Republicans did to the economy vis-a-vis their failure to regulate anything, much less commerce, commodities and industry. They have pushed the Republican narrative using the same device that shows that Americans actually despise Republicans more than anything -- polls -- so that some have forgotten past headlines and lost sight of the headlines that might be.
These are actual headlines taken from newspapers 39 days before Barack Obama was elected and 117 days before he took office as President of the United States:
These are actual headlines from newspapers on September 30, 2008, still 34 days before Barack Obama was elected President and 112 days before he took office. This is what de-regulation hath wrought. This is what de-regulation will wrought again in the future.
Actual headlines ripped from newspapers 32 days before Senator Obama was elected and 109 days before he took office. Did you know that George W. Bush had a Republican-controlled Congress for 6 years and he vetoed 1 bill? Did you know that he had a Democrat-controlled Congress for 2 years and he vetoed 12 bills?
Only you can make the next headline. Only you get to vote. Corporations get to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to sway your vote, but they still don't get to vote. While you're on your way to the polling precinct, and as you make your last "Reminder" GOTV calls, think about the headline you want to write, and not the one they want to write: (Headline not taken from an actual newspaper)