What Happens After the Midterms And How History Can Predict Future Economic Policy Decisions

The headline is who won the election. The tradeoff is the people who just lost are still holding the checkbook. Government funding runs out December 11, which means the first big decision after this election gets made by the outgoing Congress. Mattie walks through the three lame ducks that set the rules: 2010, when a stopgap handed the pen to the new majority, 2018, when the same move ran into a president and a 35-day shutdown, and 2022, when a thin House margin broke the pattern. Then the math: 15 lame ducks since 1994, nine that kicked some or all of the work to the new Congress, and six of those nine after a chamber changed hands. Plus why what happens in December is less about who wins, and more about how they do it - because another big debt and spending fight looms large. Sign up for more insights and updates at www.mattieduppler.com Follow Mattie on Instagram @MattieDC and Youtube @MattieDC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.