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An Economic Upturn Begun Under Obama... Is Now Trump’s to Tout - The New York Times Aug. 10, 2018 By nearly every standard measure, the American economy is doing well — and better than it was a year and a half ago, before Donald J. Trump was elected president. If only the debate over who deserves most of the credit were as easily judged. Americans’ perceptions of the economy’s prospects increasingly depend more on their political identity than statistics on output or stock markets. So each new economic report — whether the latest monthly jobs figures or the quarterly growth estimate — reignites the feud between Trump supporters and critics. The same gauges that illustrate this administration’s economic successes also make clear that they are built on the achievements of the previous one, and that the economy is following the upward trajectory begun under President Barack Obama.  [...] And although it’s still early, Mr. Trump looks to be headed in the same direction, Ms. Vavreck said. Sunnier views of the economy have so far failed to raise Mr. Trump’s approval rating above 50 percent. [I am Not Making this up] Oh ... This Investors Business Daily piece thoroughly debunks the "Obama handed Trump a strong economy" nonsense. By the by ...The HILL is an official Democrat Party news agency.