Republicans See Inflation as a Potential Winning Issue
Republicans are looking at surging inflation as a winning issue as the party molds its attack lines against President Biden and down-ballot Democrats ahead of the midterms.
Annual inflation jumped to 6.2 percent in October, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department, reaching the highest level in more than 30 years. Prices rose 0.9 percent last month alone, marking the third straight month of accelerating inflation.
Republicans have spent months blaming Biden and Democrats for rising food and gas prices, and inflation was a central focus of Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin‘s (R) successful bid for the Virginia governor’s mansion. While Democrats are hoping to celebrate the passage of Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure package and turn the focus to bright spots in the economy, the GOP is betting that Americans will care most about the day-to-day pinch they feel at the store or the pump — and that they’ll blame Biden’s agenda.
