Chasing the Vote: How Do Voters View Trump and Harris on the Economy? Look to Wisconsin

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🗓️ 27 October 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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The unemployment rate in Racine County, Wis., is below the national average, but voters there still feel the sting of high inflation for groceries and other goods. Both Republicans and Democrats have touted new industrial facilities in the region, which in its heyday had factories producing everything from tractors to malted milk balls. For our “Chasing the Vote” series, WSJ political reporter Jimmy Vielkind met business owners, residents and bowlers in Racine to find out how people are weighing the presidential candidates’ economic plans. Relevant links: Wisconsin Voters Seethe Over Out-of-Control Housing Prices Battle for Swing States Is Tied, Trump Has Edge on Top Issues, WSJ Poll Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Using my buckly card forward credit card to pay for the stuff I need now
0:03.2	could help build up my credit score for the day I need something bigger.
0:06.5	So buying a set of headphones, all waits for my workout.
0:10.5	Smashed it.
0:11.4	Could help in the future when I want to rent my first flat share.
0:15.0	Now that's forward thinking.
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0:20.0	33.9% APR representative variables subject to application financial circumstances in borrowing history,
0:25.8	T's and C's apply.
0:26.8	Responsible use of a credit card can help build your credit score because I was on vacation.
0:37.0	That's Greg Pat Node.
0:40.0	His job involves customer service and pricing analysis,
0:43.6	and I met him in the parking lot of a grocery store in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.
0:48.1	He just finished a big shopping trip, fruits and veggies,
0:51.8	some frozen dinners, ground beef for meatloaf and chicken for tacos the total bill
0:57.2	Around 250 dollars if we can get the current prices that went so high down again to maybe a few bucks or something depending on the item
1:05.6	That'll make a lot of people happy, but right now they're saying
1:08.1	Nearby Tyler Murphy was going into Kohl's to buy a suit jacket. He said the price of everything is up.
1:15.0	Hoping to spend? 50 bucks. Reality? That'll be probably 300.
1:20.0	The verdict? About $140, which Tyler, a 39-year-old realtor, described as the cost of doing business.
1:27.0	The elevated prices have cemented his support for Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election because of the Republicans background in real estate development.
1:35.6	At the end of the day, people need dollars in their pocket and jobs and roof over their head otherwise you can't live.
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