Hey Mee, as much as I don't agree with them skipping the inauguration, this problem is a little bit deeper than some people being afraid that Trump will do a better job of the economy.  You are oversimplifying and cherry-picking the economy issue, which is actually a bit of a red herring anyway.  The US economy has done extremely well over the last eight years, let's not forget how bad 2008 was and how far they have come.  On the flip side, certainly there is a lot of pageantry on the part of the Democrats in skipping the inauguration, and that is divisive nonsense.

The issue is this.  As much as I disagreed with the politics of George W. Bush, I never questioned his morals, his ethics, or his professionalism.  I would not say that of Donald Trump.  To a certain degree I don't blame him because he is mentally ill, but on the other hand you shouldn't have someone with his problems running a country.