"Nobody’s listening": 5 things Americans told me about the economy that Washington needs to hear

"Nobody’s listening": 5 things Americans told me about the economy that Washington needs to hear

By Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — From Cleveland to the Outer Banks, the cost-of-living crisis that will decide the midterms, in the words of the people living it. Every incumbent on the ballot this fall, Republican or Democrat, is running on a set of numbers. Unemployment at 4.2%. Record household income. Inflation “cooling.” The five