So far, the Dem election strategy that I outlined in my previous blog appears to be working. KK has continued to enjoy the protection of the media. She has managed to avoid answering any tough questions and giving any general press conferences other than an occasional one-on-one with a sympathetic journalist. Her faux transformation from a socialist to a moderate Dem is continuing unabated. A goodly portion of the electorate has not yet caught on to the scam. A majority of the public probably doesn’t even know the first thing about Tim Walz much less his stolen valor and far-left record.
The foregoing is supported by the latest polls just released by The Hill and NY Times/Sienna as well as others. They are somewhat contradictory, but most of them have KK slightly ahead in five of the seven swing states. This is a noticeable improvement for her from the previous polls, which is why I said she has the momentum.
The puzzling inconsistency is that according to the latest Fox News polls Trump is trusted to do a better job in the areas that the electorate views as most important – the economy (the clear #1 issue), immigration, border security/immigration, foreign policy and crime. On the other hand, 59% opined that he is “too focused on personal retribution,” and 57% thought that he is “too erratic and out of control to govern the country effectively.” KK is trusted to do a better job with respect to uniting the country, healthcare, abortion and climate change. In contrast, 53% opined that KK is “too liberal” and 52% say she is “too inexperienced.” Those results appear to be inconsistent, if not contradictory. More on that later.
The increase in the CPI for July was released yesterday and showed an increase of 2.7%, which is lower than previous months. That would appear to be good for the Dems, except that increase is on top of 3 1/2 years of increases. Also, another poll has reported the following price increases from January 2021 when Biden took office to June 2024.
Gas up 46%,
groceries up 21%,
energy up 33%,
day care up 16%,
rent up 22%,
car insurance up 53% and
transportation up 36%.
As I disclosed in my previous blog since Biden took office the overall increase in goods and services is in excess of 20%. In my opinion, these numbers, which cover a 3 1/2-year period are more indicative of the inflationary trend and economic situation than a one-month change in CPI. In addition, as I have alluded to in previous blogs, they are more consistent with the day-to-day experience of most Americans. Moreover, it explains the Dems’ attempts to avoid even mentioning the word “Bidenomics” and KK’s attempts to distance herself from it. She can’t. She owns it. She was there every step of the way as Biden implemented his disastrous policies. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has confirmed this many times during press conferences. For example, “What I will tell you [the reporters] is Bidenomics has been something that both the president and the vice president [have] worked on…. The [economic] record was ‘both’ of theirs.”
Also, let’s not forget that KK cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate in order to pass the deceptively named “Inflation Reduction Act” in August 2022. Furthermore, she bragged about it “As vp I was proud to cast the tie-breaking vote…” Yep. She can’t hide from it now. She owns it. She owns the issue of #1 concern to the electorate. It’s up to the GOP to make sure the electorate is cognizant of it.
KK has talked about all her vague plans to fix the economy and the border. Furthermore, she has mimicked Trump’s plan not to tax tips. Excuse me, but she is in office right now. She has the power to fix these things right now. If she were serious, which I maintain she is not, she would do so.
Multiple media outlets have disclosed more bad economic news with respect to July. Real average earnings (earnings adjusted for inflation) and household income declined. Unemployment increased. Most ominously, credit card debt reached an all-time high as more and more people have taken on additional debt to pay for necessities such as food, clothing and shelter. To summarize, people are hurting and hurting bad!
KK also “owns” the border/immigration issue, which according to the polls, is the electorate’s #2 concern. Again, she is trying to distance herself from Biden on that issue, but in her press conferences Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has insisted multiple times that they agreed on border and immigration policy.
CONCLUSION
At the present time, the Dem tried and true election year game plan is working. As I said, KK has surged ahead and has the momentum. Furthermore, she can be expected to get an additional boost from the convention. In order to win Trump has to make the electorate cognizant of her duplicity. Denote her lifelong far left record and policies. Keep pounding away at them at campaign speeches, press conferences, campaign ads and the debates, if they, in fact, come to pass. The same goes for Welz.
Their words and actions are public record. They just need to be exposed and disseminated. They are gaslighting now to get elected. If they were to win the election they would govern in accordance with their real beliefs to the country’s extreme detriment. These beliefs are way left of the mainstream. If people were to become aware of them there is no way they can win. It is up to Trump to make it happen.
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