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I voted for Joe Biden in 2020 but inflation is bad, and it's my top issue, so I'm going to vote for the guy who will make it worse.
It's just mind blowing the contortions people will put themselves through to express their discontent with economic reality. It reminds me of how people hate that winter has shorter days. I think this goes back to my theory that a lot of people think they have nothing to lose or that somehow things just couldn't get worse...despite a record stock market and a generally strong economy. They don't want to elect Donald Trump, per say,...they want to punish Joe Biden because beef is more expensive and they are simply lying to themselves about their reasoning.
DETROIT, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Tiesha Blackwell, 24, voted for Joe Biden in 2020 but says she is casting her ballot for Republican former President Donald Trump this year, and high food and housing prices are a chief reason.
Blackwell, who lives southwest of Detroit in the battleground state of Michigan, says she has a better job now, but her rent has since doubled after she was forced to move, and her grocery and utility bills have soared.
"I'm not worse off than I was four years ago," Blackwell said on the sidelines of a rally featuring Trump's running mate JD Vance in Detroit this month.
"But compared to then, things are really, really high out here. I went from paying $575 to now I pay $1,100 just for rent. I remember ground chuck was $2.99 a pound. Now it's $4.99. Everything is higher."
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Still, when asked which candidate had the better approach on issues, Trump led on the economy - 46% to 38%, this month's Reuters poll showed.
People who study economics say they feel voters' frustration even if they don't think Trump's plan will help.
Blackwell, the Michigan voter, says she buys Trump's argument that tariffs are needed to keep out imports and protect U.S. jobs. "Yeah, it could increase the price for consumers, but in the long run something has to be done," she said.
I voted for Joe Biden in 2020 but inflation is bad, and it's my top issue, so I'm going to vote for the guy who will make it worse.
It's just mind blowing the contortions people will put themselves through to express their discontent with economic reality. It reminds me of how people hate that winter has shorter days. I think this goes back to my theory that a lot of people think they have nothing to lose or that somehow things just couldn't get worse...despite a record stock market and a generally strong economy. They don't want to elect Donald Trump, per say,...they want to punish Joe Biden because beef is more expensive and they are simply lying to themselves about their reasoning.