(Yeah, you know me.) "All presidential terms that coincided with negative average annual returns occurred under Republican leadership." ( Nightlife Finance 26-Nov-2024 on US politics and the stock market). Trump is ... (checks notes) ... uh oh.
Can game theory explain 2024's year of elections? Political losers sneer at voters who seemingly ousted well-meaning if hapless incumbents to empower villains who actively campaigned to lower their living standards. via GIPHY "Face-eating leopards prepare for a record year." However, people may not vote in their future interests, but to further a strategy that is equally rational.