Article snippet: Democrats running for president are readying themselves for questions about the strong economy and MORE’s economy. Unemployment has fallen all the way to 3.6 percent and the stock market has boomed under Trump, but Democrats say that good news is largely because of policies proposed by the former president, who they credit for turning around an economy in free fall when he became president. “President Trump was lucky enough to come into office as our nation experienced a long and remarkably steady streak of job growth thanks to President Obama's policies,” Rep. MORE (D-Calif.), one of Trump’s most vocal critics in Congress, told The Hill. “He hasn't managed to get in the way of that, despite his tax cut for the rich, his trade wars and his administration's epic instability.” The statements from Democrats are drawing jeers from Republicans, who say the other party just can't bear to give credit to the Republican president. Kayleigh McEnany, the national press secretary for Trump’s campaign, said that the wave of positive economic developments is due to the president’s rollback of Obama-era policies and to GOP-led tax cuts. “It's no wonder Democrats seek to take credit for the Trump economy after eight years of betraying blue collar workers and inflicting pain upon the middle class as Americans everywhere suffered,” McEnany said. The Hill surveyed the campaigns of every candidate looking to challenge Trump in 2020 on whether they believe the president deserves cred... Link to the full article to read more