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Voters continue to trust Republicans more than Democrats to handle economic issues, according to recent polling, despite President Biden warning, in what he dubbed his “closing argument” ahead of the midterm elections, that GOP policies would worsen inflation and the broader economy.
The striking gap between Biden’s rhetoric and voters’ thinking comes as inflation continues to soar at its fastest rate in four decades and pollsters project a strong showing for Republicans on Election Day.
Many Democrats campaigning for the midterms had been focusing primarily on abortion , an issue on which polling indicates they enjoy greater support than the economy. But Biden himself pivoted hard over the last week toward economic issues. Delivering to the Democratic faithful his “closing argument about what we need to do … to make a victory assured,” the president framed the election as a stark choice between two different visions for the country.
“Democrats are building a better America for everyone with an economy that grows from the bottom up and the middle out, where everyone does well,” Biden said at a Democratic National Committee event on Monday. “Republicans are doubling down on their mega MAGA trickle-down economics that benefits the very wealthy. It failed their country before and will fail it again if they win.”
Biden echoed this message at several fundraisers and other events this week, arguing his policies have put the economy in a good place.
“Economic growth is up, the price of inflation is down, real incomes are up, and the price of gas is down,” Biden said Thursday in Syracuse, N.Y. “The American people are seeing the benefits of this economy that works for them.”
Biden especially touted the Inflation Reduction Act, the massive Democrat spending and tax bill he signed into law in August, despite experts concluding the legislation won’t actually reduce inflation.
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