Things are starting to get interesting. As Election Day gets closer and both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump continue to make the case for their economics agendas, the American people are starting to make up their minds on who they want handling the nation's economy.
A few weeks ago, while in Detroit, a rare but much scripted Donald Trump stated the same old talking points that the Republican Party has been spewing since the Ronald Regan era.
Paradoxically enough, the city of Detroit is the same place where President Obama took a series of bold actions in 2008 that ended up saving the auto industry; the same set of actions that Republicans have been opposed to for years.
Not only that, but Detroit was also the same place where Democrats came together to pass legislation that ended up getting the city out of a terrible financial crisis. But once again, to the disappointment of many, Republicans refused to support the legislation.
In essence, by Mr. Trump selecting Detroit as the city to unveil his collection of failed economic policies, not only does it go to show his lack of political strategy, but it also goes to show his lack of understanding on how to properly manage our country's economy.
So what is the Republicans' and Mr. Trump's secret formula? Well according to them; things such as lowering taxes for millionaires and billionaires, reducing investments on critical social programs, allowing the markets to take care of themselves, and deregulating our economy.
Truth be told, not only has this formula failed in the past but this is the same formula that got us into our recent economic disaster in 2008, before President Barack Obama was able to rescue our country from the worse recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s.
For someone who's bankrupted casinos, manufactures his clothing lines out of the United States, and proudly claims that he is a "great businessman" after having profited by the real state market that bankrupted so many in 2008, it is clear that Mr. Trump is someone who doesn't have the American people's interests at heart but rather his own personal gain. Under Donald Trump, America would be nothing more than a Bush Administration all over again.
By talking to people from across the country and looking at different polls on how Americans look at the path we are currently on, it is clear that a majority of Americans are looking for a path forward that builds on President Obama's progress.
For example, a recent Gallup poll showed that 53 percent of Americans approved of Obama's handling of the job market. In another recent poll by CBS News and The New York Times, the numbers showed that 50 percent percent of Americans approved of Obama's handling of the economy, with 45 percent disapproving, and the rest undecided.
With our country heading in the right direction, but with still a lot more work to be done, Hillary Clinton is the only candidate positioned to expand on Barack Obama's outstanding job as president and the only candidate that can make sure that more Americans, no matter their gender, sexual identity, religion, or ethnicity, are able to have a fair shot at the American Dream.
On the economy, Hillary Clinton would provide additional tax cuts to the middle class and small businesses, she would work with Congress to raise the minimum wage, she would expand investments in science and innovation, and she would push to allow more women to enter the workforce, by requiring companies in the private sector to pay for family leave.
When we allow more women to enter the workforce and get paid the same amount of money than their male-counterparts, not only are we doing the right thing as a country, but we are also ensuring that our economy works better for all of us.
As the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, recently said on NBC's Meet the Press, "I think that you have to look at people's actions."
The Chairman is right and we should take him by his word. If we look at Donald Trump's actions; the numbers of businesses he has bankrupted and the amount of people he has taken advantage of, it is clear that not only is he unfit to handle our economy, but he is also clearly unfit to be President of The United States.