Inflation, War, and Voters: What the Data Really Shows

Morning WireMarch 29, 202611:46Alpha 6.0
economicsgeopoliticspolitical-strategycost-of-livingpublic-opinion
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Golden Quote
“One of the hardest things about the Joe Biden presidency was the fact that wages were depressed while costs were skyrocketing. So your ability to purchase was even made worse and harder than even slight increases to price right now.”

Brent Buchanan

3:44

Synopsis

Pollster Brent Buchanan (Signal Polling) cuts through the economic doom narrative with a counterintuitive finding: 64% of Americans report living comfortably, and the real affordability villains aren't gas prices but health insurance and groceries. The more politically consequential data point is where Republican support is eroding — exclusively among voters under 55, earning under $75K, without college degrees — the very demographic that handed Trump the popular vote, now drifting away. Buchanan also draws a sharp parallel between right-wing electoral surges driven by immigration in France (including an upset win in the affluent coastal city of Nice) and the realignment already underway in the U.S. For professionals tracking economic sentiment or electoral politics, the specific demographic breakdowns here are worth 10 minutes of your time.

Speakers

Georgia How
Brent Buchanan
Brendan Steinhausen

Episode Breakdown

The hosts introduce the episode, focusing on affordability concerns, rising prices, and their impact on voters in the US and Europe, featuring a pollster.

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