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WG Economy: The Bumpy Ride To Reducing Inflation
WG Economy | David Winston
March 8, 2023
While the rate of inflation has slowed, it isn't declining at the speed the White House hoped. Yesterday's testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell raised the possibility of more rate hikes to combat inflation, describing the path to 2% inflation as "a long way to go and is likely to be bumpy." Despite the White House claims that the economy has turned the corner, the electorate isn't convinced and not likely to be shocked by Powell's prediction of a bumpy ride. Read more
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Earlier in the week Chairman David Avella joined
PBS Newshour host Amna Nawaz
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WG Discussion Points
Positive Vs. Negative Ads in Competitive Senate Races
WG Discussion Points | David Winston
March 3, 2023
Democrats had a remarkable performance in 2022 competitive Senate races in large part because of winning among independents. While candidate quality was a factor that hurt Republicans, there may be more to Democrats' suggests in a challenging political environment. Cook Political Report editor Amy Walter has posed a theory in a recent tweet: "How were Sen[ate] Dems able to avoid the drag of [an] unpopular President? One reason may be that they massively outspent Republicans on positive political ads." Walter Conducted an experiment using campaign ad tracking to categorize ads by candidates wand allies as negative, positive, or contrast (which she counted as negative). Races that she analyzed were Democratic Senate incumbents in AZ, NV, NH, and GA. The chart compares total ad spending by Senate campaigns, coordinated and outside groups on behalf of Senate candidates. WG Discussion Points, March 3, 2023
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