Did Inflation Just Prick the Democratic Balloon?

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🗓️ 13 September 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Today's podcast looks at the worse-than-expected inflation numbers and the determination of the media and Democrats to frame them as some kind of new normal and wonders what kind of strategy this might be for November. Best way to play a bad hand, or handing an opportunity to their Republican rivals to beat them about the face and neck? Give a listen.

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0:00.0	I don't know.
0:02.0	You.
0:04.0	Oh, for the best.
0:08.0	Ex-day the worst.
0:10.0	Some preach a pain.
0:12.0	Some die of thirst.
0:14.0	The way of knowing.
0:16.0	Which way is going.
0:18.0	Oh, for the best.
0:20.0	Ex-day the worst.
0:24.0	Welcome to the commentary magazine Daily podcast today is Tuesday September 13th, 2022.
0:29.0	2022 I am John Pudhord's the editor of Commentary magazine. Commentary.org slash roast will get you the
0:36.9	information for the commentary roast of Barry Weiss on Sunday November 13th here in New York City.
0:44.2	You've heard me talk about it. Best event of the year. Commentary's major fundraiser. A tribute to
0:51.3	an parity of Barry Weiss at the same moment who could possibly ask for more. And in fact tickets
1:02.0	and tables are going like hotcakes. I'm very grateful to everybody who has signed up. We got a lot
1:07.0	more room, but we need a lot more participation. So commentary.org slash roast with me as always
1:14.2	executive editor, a Greenwald Hyde. John media commentary columnist and American Enterprise
1:20.0	Institute fellow Christine Rosenhykristine. Hi John. And associate editor and author of the rise
1:26.0	of the New Puritans. Noah Rossman. Hi, Noah. Hi John. Okay. Inflation numbers are in for the
1:34.8	month of August and they're bad and don't be fooled into thinking that they're good. They're bad.
1:44.8	Inflation was expected at 8.1% for the month. It's actually 8.3 annualized. And you're going to
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