The Grocery Bills That Could Decide the Election

The Run-Up

The New York Times

News Commentary, Politics, News

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🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This election, like a lot of elections before it, may come down to which candidate voters think might help them with their grocery bills and housing costs — the essential stuff of everyday economics. That’s what people around the country say — and what they tell pollsters too. But the fact that life feels expensive right now is not just something voters are talking about. Campaigns are too. Kamala Harris just released an ad focused on how hard it is to own a home in the United States and an economic policy aimed at curbing prices. And Donald Trump has been on the trail touting his economic record. So, this week on “The Run-Up,” we spend time talking with people who feel the economy is not working for them — and talking to Jason DeParle, who covers poverty for The New York Times, about how the candidates say they’ll help the poorest Americans.

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0:00.0	Hello, how are you? My name's Instead, this is Anna. We're from the New York Times. We're talking to people about how they're feeling about the economy and the election heading into this year. Do you maybe have five minutes to chat with us?
0:14.0	Oh, okay. We can walk with you?
0:18.0	Thank you so much.
0:20.0	Can you tell us your name?
0:22.0	Patrina.
0:23.8	It feels increasingly clear that this election, like a lot of elections before it, may come down to
0:30.3	who voters think will be better for them economically.
0:34.6	And that means the essential stuff.
0:37.2	Like can I afford a house?
0:39.5	Or how much do my groceries cost?
0:42.4	And so my colleague Anna and I decide. my
0:42.8	colleagues Anna and I decided to dedicate a day of reporting in Milwaukee,
0:47.4	Wisconsin to standing in a grocery store parking lot
0:51.6	and asking people specifically how they're feeling about the economy,
0:55.0	which is how we met Katrina. Are you someone who consider yourself a
1:00.0	Democrat or Republican anything like that? Yeah. Mind telling me
1:04.7	which one? Republican. Republican. Do you know how you're going to vote in this
1:08.1	election in November? You going to vote for Republican nominee Trump?
1:11.6	Yep.
1:13.0	Tell me the reason of why and what do you think is the issues that are most important to you?
1:17.0	Well, look at the way everything is right now.
1:19.0	It's a big shit show.
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