As the next election cycle approaches it increasingly looks as if Democrats have recaptured the narrative around economic issues and cost of living — to the detriment of Trump and his MAGA allies in Congress, many of whom are up for re-election in a year.
Winning Democratic campaigns of all political stripes, from Democratic Socialists of America-aligned Zohram Mamdani in New York to center-left Abigail Spanberger in Virginia, made high prices the main focus of their appeals to voters.
As famed Democratic political consultant James Carville once said: "It's the economy, stupid."
Tuesday's results made it very clear: voters are desperate for relief from high prices caused by inflation and an economy that is transitioning faster and faster towards unstable "gig" work and equally downwardly-mobile professions that fail to provide the economic security enjoyed by previous generations.
So which party will carry the banner of fighting the high cost of living next year?
Well, so far, Donald Trump's only response has been to tell Americans: Don't believe your lying eyes!
During an interview with CBS's Norah O'Donnell over the weekend, Trump pushed back against assertions that any grocery prices were higher than they were before his term began.
"No, you're wrong," Trump said when asked about the high prices.
Americans, however, are seeing the truth on grocery store shelves every week.
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