But hold on, because some economists say radical change may not be in the offing. To enact most of his policies, Trump would need a reliable majority in both chambers of Congress — which seems unlikely at the moment. “A president can’t snap his fingers and change the economy,” said Kristen Monroe, a political economist and professor of political science at the University of California, Irvine. “They keep talking about the economy, and neither Biden nor Trump is directly responsible for the economy. Like with so many other things, Trump is overly simplistic.”

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