welcome to cnn tonight. i m jake tapper. and tonight we re less than a month, 27 days, away from one of the weirdest and least predictable midterm elections in modern memory. what s happening now and ending on election day, november 8th, is not typical. it s not. as of now it s not shaping up to be a wave for one party or another. no. it s more like a sharknado. now, typically, republicans would and should be feeling pretty good about their chances to retake both the house and the senate by significant margins, feeling good because things are bad. with high inflation and fears of a recession, voters are inclined to hold the party in power right now, that s democrats responsible and accountable. because phrases are up almost everywhere you look. life is more expensive. by which of course i mean life cereal, wheat and processed wheat products up more than 20% year-to-year. and as humpty hump might say, straight butter baby, by which butter is up 30% august to august. an
predictable midterm elections in modern memory. what is happening now and ending on election day november 8th is not typical, it is not. as of now, it is not shaping up to be a wave for one party or another. now it is more like a shark nato. typically, republicans would and should be feeling pretty good about their chances. to retake both the house and the senate by significant margins. feeling good because things are bad. high inflation, fears of a recession, voters are inclined to hold the party in power. right now, that is democrats. they are responsible and accountable. phrases are up nearly everywhere you look. life is more expensive, but which of course i mean life cereal, weak and processed wheat products. up more than 20% here. as the late great rapper might say, straight butter baby. by which of course, i mean the tuck cost butter is up 30% august to august. of course, our friends in saudi arabia are making sure that we all continue to feel more pain at the pump. tha
wheat products up more than 20% year-to-year. and as humpty hump might say, straight butter baby, by which butter is up 30% august to august. and our friends in saudi arabia are ensuring we feel the pain at the pump. thanks, mbs, fist bump. i m over it. prices are crazy. as president biden told me on last night s show, it could all very well get worse. i don t think there will be a recession. if it is, it will be a very slight recession. that is, we ll move down slightly. it is possible. i don t anticipate it. all that turmoil is reflected in a brand-new cnn poll showing that you, america, don t think economic conditions in the u.s. are good right now. you give president biden bad marks on the economy, and you think the government is not doing enough to stop a possible
say, straight butter baby. by which of course, i mean the tuck cost butter is up 30% august to august. of course, our friends in saudi arabia are making sure that we all continue to feel more pain at the pump. thanks mbs, fist bump. i m over it. i m very unhappy. prices are crazy. as president biden told me on last night show, it can all very will get worse. i don t think there will be a recession. if it is, it will be a very slight recession. that is, we will move down slightly. it is possible, i don t anticipate it. all that turmoil is reflected in a brand-new cnn poll showing that you, america, don t think economic conditions in the u.s. are good right now. you give president biden bad marks on the economy, and you think the government is not doing enough to stop a possible recession. for democrats on the ballot, this is what they say in the bill is, this is serious