Inflation reached 8.6% in May, hitting a new 40-year-high
Washington Post congressional reporter Marianna Sotomayor said Sunday during ABC’s “This Week” that it could be too late for Democrats on the economy as the midterms approach.
Host Martha Raddatz asked the ABC panel about a New York Times report from Saturday about President Biden potentially sitting out 2024.
“That’s not a good headline,” Raddatz said of the piece, headlined, “Should Biden Run in 2024? Democratic Whispers of ‘No’ Start to Rise.”
A New York Times reporter said in May that a lot of Democrats don’t believe Biden will run again in 2024.
“So you are starting to see Democrats shift the messaging a little bit to talk more about and have that empathy but whether that it is a little too late. But it could be a little too late for a lot of these people that are saying we need help now,” she continued.
Inflation, gas prices and the economy remain at the forefront of the 2022 midterm elections as the national average hit $5.01 per gallon of gas on Sunday.
After dipping slightly in April, inflation hit 8.6% in May, reaching a new 40-year-high.