Democrats spotlighting inflation as they target vulnerable House Republicans in Labor Day weekend ads

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2. "For instance, a bottle of beer costs $1.82, up 9 percent since 2022." -- rump's predecessor was president

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in all of 2023 and all of 2024, and 2/3 months in 2025 (total: 24 2/3 months since the end of 2022),
while tRump for just 7 months and a week so far.

I'm extremely very sorry, but this is NOT "the way forward".

"Not authorized by any candidate, or any candidate's committee"

Whew, I sure hope not.

"A recent CBS News poll found two thirds of Americans think prices will go up in the coming months."

The Federal Reserve targets 2% inflation -- that means price increases, even if they bring it down from the current near 3% level (and rising). The only way prices overall will not rise -- or will fall -- is a recession.

ETA Friday 3:52 AM ET

To my amazement and existential horror, I checked out the the interactive tool mentioned in the OP, and found that yes, they are all price increases from 2022. Precisely, exactly, how many swing voters are going to not know who was president for the 2 years 2023 and 2024 and not know that the president signs all legislation (I'm not aware of any overridden vetoes) and are going to be convinced that it's the Republicans' fault? (And the Democrats controlled the Senate during these years -- a 50-50 split with VP Kamala Harris breaking ties).

From the OP:

The ads, seen first by CBS News, direct voters to a website dubbed HouseRepublicanPriceHike.com. The interactive tool enables them to click on popular food items like cheese, hamburger meat and ice cream to view the latest price data before checking out with an estimated receipt. For instance, a bottle of beer costs $1.82, up 9 percent since 2022.

https://houserepublicanpricehike.com/

PRICES ARE UP!* Under Republicans, costs have soared and Americans are paying more than ever. Don’t believe us? Select your items below, head to check out, and see for yourself just how much more you're paying at the grocery store. Then, share the receipt with your friends so they know the truth.

American cheese +8%, Beer: +9%, Bread: +8% etc. etc.

*Price increases since 2022. Prices sourced from Bureau of Labor Statistics and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

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