So Molly, it feels like this week was Economy week on the campaign trail because both

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump both gave big economic speeches.

Ryan I'm gonna let you know a little secret every week is Economy Week in the

campaign. Oh.

Because the economy is the biggest issue in the campaign.

So the candidates are constantly trying to give voters the impression that they are focused on it.

So it is still true to quote the famous political consultant James Carville who coined the phrase

the 1990s, it's the economy stupid. You know James Carville has gotten a little too much

credit for a very obvious observation which is that you know how the economy is

doing is obviously always a focus of politics and in

literally every poll I feel pretty good saying. The economy writ large is people's number one issue

when you ask them what's the issue that is going to inform how you decide to vote for president or really for any other office.

It's the top of people's minds because it's their well-being, right?

It's their ability to support themselves and their families.

So yes, the candidates both did give big quote unquote economic speeches this week,

but it's not the first time either of them have done that.

They just want voters to think that this is what they care the most about and that the thing

that voters are concerned with is also the thing that they are paying the most attention to. So to give James Carville perhaps even more credit than he's due, it is the economy.

Stupid.

Why do you keep calling me stupid, Ryan?

This is really me.

Don't, it's not me, it's James, it's Carville.

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