This article was authored by Andy Puzder for FoxNews.com on November 12, 2024
AP said 96% of those surveyed cited 'high prices for gas, groceries' for how to vote
In the end, it was simply "the economy, stupid," to quote James Carville, President Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign strategist.
Yes, massive illegal immigration, out of control crime, woke cultural advocacy, an international order collapsing under geopolitical tension, and Vice President Harris’ apparent inability to handle a press conference – let alone the job of president – all contributed to her devastating loss.
But nothing topped the economy. Nothing. According to an AP VoteCast survey, 96% of voters said "high prices for gas, groceries and other goods" factored into their decision on how to vote.
As I wrote on these pages in May, people wanted their lives back, they wanted financial security, opportunity, a brighter future, good paying jobs and a better life. They believed former President Donald Trump could give that to them and Harris could not. Bidenomics, which Harris supported and praised, had provided them with nothing and offered them nothing.
Despite all the talk about growing the economy "from the Middle Out and Bottom Up—Not the Top Down" (whatever that meant) Bidenomics did just the opposite.
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