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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWill the economy cause the Dems to feel voters' wrath in the midterms?
Politico's latest article is warning in the affirmative, even though much of it is due to global factors beyond the federal government's control. What do you think the Dems should do, or is there any way out of a mess that is layers deep the world over?
Angry voters slammed by higher prices and scarred by two years of fighting the pandemic are poised to punish Democrats in midterm elections, according to some of the leading experts in consumer sentiment and behavior. And with inflation persisting and Russias war on Ukraine stoking uncertainty, there are indications that public sentiment is getting worse, not better, posing a growing threat to Democrats already slim chances of holding onto Congress, they say.
The widely watched University of Michigan consumer confidence survey recently touched its lowest level in almost 11 years. An Associated Press/NORC survey showed that almost 70 percent of Americans think the economy is in poor shape, and 81 percent of those in a poll released by CNBC see a recession coming this year. Gallup found the share of Americans citing inflation as the top issue is now at its highest level since the 1980s.
Inside the West Wing, Biden and his top advisers know that the window to change the economic narrative through executive action is rapidly closing, according to a senior Biden aide and an outside adviser. The options, they say, mostly include whatever can be done to ease oil prices, the biggest drag on the party right now. But even that could have only limited impact.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/09/angry-voters-biden-inflation-midterms-00024218
llashram
(6,265 posts)goes to the GQP, then Americans will have shot themselves in the goddamn foot. And if in 24 the same? SHAME on the weakness of Americans...but millions followed Hitler and his lies. The economy got skewed by trumpanomics.
jmbar2
(4,886 posts)No matter who well we are doing, or how challenging the difficulties the government is trying to solve, the polls and the press frame everything as a negative.
We need to reject this kind of polling/ framing vigorously. Times are tough. No government can instantly solve problems this serious, all at once.
Our government is doing a pretty good job of managing multiple extreme crises simultaneously.
The repubs have proposed NOTHING to solve these challenges. Change the frame.
58Sunliner
(4,386 posts)peggysue2
(10,829 posts)Main issues they think will stick? Inflation (which is global in nature but no matter) and the tried and true immigration fear-mongering bc replacement theory is a hot issue for the base.
Going to be a wicked campaign one way or the other.
childfreebychoice
(476 posts)American media only presents as if this is only an American prob. '22 will be about pocketbook issues, crt nonsense, abortion, lgbt, book banning, and very little about t*
Emile
(22,761 posts)it will probably work!
Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)liberal media ignoring every single good thing we do. If they harped on and on and on about the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years or how those being crushed by student debt have been in a payment deferred status for months and will continue to be so for months wed be just fine. But they arent going to so we have to. We have to start bragging about all the good legislation weve passed. Call out DeSatan when he calls himself DeSanta and tell everyone that money came from the infrastructure bill passed by us and signed by Biden. Blast every repuke who voted against helping Ukraine, lowering the cost of insulin and voted against Jackson as a Supreme Court justice. Look what Zelensky has done by effectively harnessing the power of media! Yes, the Ukrainians are badass MFs which we all know because they have been as effective getting that message out as they have been kicking Russias ass. We could learn a lot from them.
childfreebychoice
(476 posts)American media only presents as if this is only an American prob. '22 will be about pocketbook issues, crt nonsense, abortion, lgbt, book banning, and very little about t*
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doc03
(35,338 posts)As long as I have a job I don't care. Inflation hurts everyone. That's Americans.
helpisontheway
(5,008 posts)reason people believe the media and republican talking points. They are upset because everything costs more and they will blame the person in charge.