"It affects my budget and everyone I know, because we're paying more for groceries," she says. "It's shocking. I mean I had a heart attack at Publix when a bag of tortilla chips, I think it was $7.99."
"When there is an inflationary shock across the world, the risk of the incumbents getting kicked out no matter what party or persuasion they are goes up a lot," said Maziar Minovi. He explains that voters aren’t inclined to forgive inflation, even when it happens globally.
A survey by the Associated Press found that high prices were the number one concern for about half of all Trump voters. They punished Harris and other Democrats, similar to how inflation-weary citizens around the world have toppled governments.
Even though inflation has cooled significantly from a peak of 9.1% in June of 2022 to 2.4% this September, many voters remain unhappy with the cumulative price hikes over the last two years.
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