Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York argued that Republicans are struggling to convince voters the economy is improving as cost-of-living concerns weigh on the party.
“An argument you can make, a case that there’s a lot of good things going on, with the economy right now,” York said on Fox Business’s The Claman Countdown Thursday.
York highlighted a Fox News poll about cost-of-living concerns as the midterm elections approach.
From a sample of 1,202 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file, 59% of the respondents surveyed said the cost of living is a top economic issue, while 18% said they’re better off now than two years ago.
The poll was conducted Oct. 9-12, with a margin of error of 2.5%.
“You cannot go to these people and say, ‘Look, I know you think you know what you know, but the economy is really a lot better than that,’” York said. “It’s something that no president has been able to do, and [President Donald] Trump won’t be able to do it.”
York said that in some races, Republicans are trying to turn non-economic issues into key issues for elections, rather than focusing on what voters care about.
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He highlighted attacks against Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed over concerns he’s affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood.
“If you were a Republican strategist, you are trying to push the things that you can win on,” York said.
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[ H/T Washington Examiner ]
