Subject: Re: Trump is toast
People ARE better than four years ago. Four years ago many of us were still locked indoors, getting groceries delivered. Fast food joints were only offering carry-out. There were shortages of almost everything.

True, but as a rhetorical device the question is obviously intended - and almost certainly understood by most listeners - to compare economic conditions under Trump during the "normal" times before the pandemic rather than the unique circumstances of the actual lockdown. The economy did pretty well during the Trump years up until March 2020, which is why the electorate considers returning the GOP to power so favorably.