Elections

Three Candidates, Two Stages, One Alternate Reality on the Economy

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All three candidates Wednesday night offered a bleak and inaccurate account of the current state of the economy, while offering plans that would seem to make things worse.

An illustration that includes a photo of former U.S. President Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, and Ron DeSantis.
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