Higher Energy Prices Lift US Inflation Before Midterm Elections
The consumer price index rose 3.7% in September, and more than 70% of respondents in recent polls disapprove of Trump’s handling of inflation.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Labour reported consumer prices rose 3.7 per cent in September, deepening Republican concerns about maintaining control of Congress in the midterm elections on Nov. 3.
- Rising energy costs, driven by the war with Iran, have pushed prices up; President Donald Trump dismissed affordability concerns as a "con job by Democrats," insisting costs would start falling soon.
- Numerous polls show more than 70 per cent of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of inflation, while his approval ratings dipped to around 30 per cent ahead of the midterms.
- With midterms less than three weeks away, Trump has embarked on what polling analyst Tim Malloy describes as "a last mad dash" to shore up Republican candidates in Alaska, Kansas, Ohio, and Texas.
- Voters like Christalyn Levy, a cashier, report having "nothing left" after rent, while Spencer Kimball of the Emerson College Polling Center warns it is "hard to imagine" relief within three weeks.
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