WG Economy: Is Biden's Blue Wall

Collapsing Over Inflation?

WG Economy | David Winston

May 22, 2024

Surveys show President Biden in deep trouble, but Democrats believe voters are disengaged and they have plenty of time to get their message out. Some are choosing to ignore surveys that show Biden behind, which is similar to Republicans that didn't believe polls showing anything other than a Red Wave in 2022.

Democrats would be wise to heed the warning signs and take advantage of the time. Inflation is the central problem that haunts the Biden team nationally and in the states, and the White House hasn't yet found a compelling economic message that voters believe. Our latest look at the presidential ranges shows the President having significant ground to make up. Ranges are based on the Real Clear Politics averages, removing outliers of the highest and lowest poll results for each candidate. This allows us to see the highs and lows for the candidates, and how much room to run each candidate has. As shown in the chart, Biden underperforms Trump nationally and in the Blue Wall States.

WG Discussion Points: Three Things To Know About The New Inflation Report

WG Discussion Points | David Winston

May 17, 2024

This week's new inflation report (3.4%) showed inflation not going in the wrong direction but not getting much better.

1. The presidential inflation rate is now almost to the 20% mark - 19.9%. This means an almost 20% price increase since President Biden took office. Since December, prices have increased 2.6%.
2. Other Household items have gone up significantly. Gas has increased over 50% since the beginning of his term (55.5%). Food is up 21.3% and electricity at 28.5%.
3. The gap between wages and inflation has widened since last month. The cumulative increase rate (19.9%) versus the cumulative increase in wages (14.1%) is 5.8%, compared to 5.2% in last month's report. 

On Wednesday, Chairman Avella joined Fox News Channel's Harris Faulkner, and Democratic Strategist Leslie Marshall on the Faulkner Focus to talk about the current state of the American economy, and the Biden Administration's radical agenda to rid America of all fossil fuels.

Watch it here:

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