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Inflation Erodes Minority Support for Democrats

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Posted By: Garnet, 10/17/2022 2:13:43 AM

When the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week that September’s inflation rate remained at an unacceptably high 8.2 percent, it sealed the fate of the Democrats. Despite risible claims by President Joe Biden that his policies are helping, the consumer price index (CPI) confirmed that the cost of necessities like food, energy, and housing continues to increase apace. Many hit hardest by this trend are minority voters upon whom the Democrats depend for their survival.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Nimby 10/17/2022 2:47:06 AM (No. 1306752)
For the amount of grief they are causing the taxpayers, they deserve to be hounded out of politics for the rest
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Reply 2 - Posted by: stablemoney 10/17/2022 3:05:26 AM (No. 1306758)
Minorities, you haven't seen nothing yet on inflation. Wait until you get the full force. You can plan on a reduction of 40% in your standard of living. Enjoy!
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Reply 3 - Posted by: mifla 10/17/2022 4:11:58 AM (No. 1306768)
Wait until our economy collapses and the government checks stop coming.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Trigger2 10/17/2022 4:12:17 AM (No. 1306769)
Yup, Joey's wasteful spending has sure helped. What a jackwad.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Bur Oak 10/17/2022 7:08:05 AM (No. 1306823)
The real inflation rate is about 15%. This at the same time your 401k has decreased about 20%. Don't worry, it will get worse.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Lala 10/17/2022 7:14:57 AM (No. 1306827)
And despite all this, I still feel confident that the Dems have 1001 ways to cheat. I’m sadly not at all convinced Nov. 8 will be a good day.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: jeffkinnh 10/17/2022 8:00:17 AM (No. 1306857)
The problem for dems is that any issue that the people face across the country is going to have a major impact on the election. Inflation of household costs is always a BIG issue and a nationwide issue. It painfully impacts the poor and middle class that dems try to appeal to. Another such issue is crime, with the same level and impact on the poor and middle class. Immigration WAS a more regional issue until Texas and Florida and Arizona began sharing the problem with liberal cities who immediately went into meltdown faced with a small fraction of the illegals that the border states are dealing with. Shortages are another universal problem that hit the lower classes hard. All these things are personally experienced. Brandon delusionally denying the problems is pathetic and doomed. Some dems are pointing at other causes instead of their own actions but just two years ago, the country was doing well. When Brandon and his dem clowns took over, it all went downhill. That is VERY obvious to all. The whiplash change was from the best economy in 40 years to the worst in 40 years and most people know that. Brandon and the dems DID IT. The most important thing could be that once many of these minority voters open their eyes and see the mess that is the dem party, they may never go back.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: NorthernDog 10/17/2022 8:53:28 AM (No. 1306893)
They are getting a lesson in how inflation compounds every year. The purchasing power of $10,000 in the year 2020 will erode to less than $7,000 by the end of Brandon's term, with 8% inflation. It's like getting a huge pay cut.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Kafka2 10/17/2022 9:34:44 AM (No. 1306947)
After all that Biden and the Democrats have done to wreck the economy and and fan the fires of inflation, anyone voting for a Democrat must be a masochist!
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Reply 10 - Posted by: bigfatslob 10/17/2022 9:35:03 AM (No. 1306949)
Just increase the value of their EBT cards they'll be happy. Working and retired people get the screwing. FJB
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Reply 11 - Posted by: mc squared 10/17/2022 9:46:55 AM (No. 1306959)
Biden said: Americans are squeezed by the cost of living: that’s been true for years, and they didn’t need today’s report to tell them that. It’s a key reason I ran for President. .. Ah,,, I don't remember soaring inflation in the Trump years. Is Brandon lying?
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