In the beginning, the White House said inflation would be a temporary issue. But it quickly became the top economic priority — and a major source of midterm political pain — for President Biden.
Still, the administration was optimistic the problems would ease before the midterms. Treasury Secretary Yellen told
"I think I think it's a supply chain thing happened because of COVID, because oil companies cut back on production because people weren't driving as much," Moran said.In August, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggested inflation was finally leveling off. Biden saw a moment for optimism."Today, we received news that our economy had zero percent inflation," Biden said the day the data was released."Zero percent.
Both Masterman and Willette had supported Biden in his race against former President Donald Trump. But they still felt like he could be doing more to help with rising costs. Many Democratic voters have said they're not voting on the economy in these midterms. They're motivated by issues such as access to abortion, and safeguarding democracy.
"We blame nobody, because it's everywhere. It's not only in the United States, it's worldwide ... Europe, South America, Asia," said Berrizbeitia."People just like to blame someone," Pinot added.
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