This year most voters are focused on one thing.

The economy is far and away the top issue for voters across the board.

That's our colleague Andrew Restusha.

It's been shown time and time again, poll after poll. Voters are particularly focused on cost of

everything from groceries to rent and it is an issue that comes up time and time again in the interviews that I do with voters around the country.

Grocery prices and rent and the cost of utilities and the cost of everything that people need to pay for have increased.

And so voters are still quite frustrated by the amount that they're paying every time they go to the store.

For instance, I went to the store the other day, bought three things.

Lemons, cucumbers, and feta.

Twelve bucks. It's a lot. It's a lot, yeah. And so both presidential

candidates, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, have been talking about the economy a lot.

I will end the devastating inflation crisis immediately, bring down interest rates.

The crisis for everyday things like groceries are still too high.

Gasoline has gone way up.

The bills add up.

Food, rent, gas, back to school clothes, prescription medication.

We're going to have 10 to 20% tariffs on foreign countries.

I will make it a top priority to bring down costs and increase economic security for all Americans.

What you're seeing is Kamala Harris trying to explain I get it things are bad and here's my plan for how to fix it and you have

Donald Trump saying things are bad and Democrats are to blame.

Welcome to the journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Kate Lionbaugh.

It's Monday, August 19th.

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