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Despite having been cut a bit less than the others. the social care system is almost non—existent. i dont think she has any room for manoeuvre with any cuts. whats interesting is that the public polling and the focus groups are all saying, we didnt really need a tax cut, we needed our public services to work, we need schools to work. teachers are paid 8% less than they were in 2010. health service workers are paid less. you cant operate in that way, particularly when youve got huge numbers of ...

You run focus groups, you get out there and see what is sticking and then he put out a message to counter it. that is what is going to be critical, not just for georgia, but for every one single one of these candidates, they are being hit on this issue of crime. it is not just on the campaign to do this work. that is why the committees exist, a democratic senatorial campaign. chuck schumers pack that has injected a lot of money into some of these races. that is some of the work that can be done ...

>> i think that the democrats will still have the edge, but it is really important to recognize that the hispanic vote has been trending as a more open vote, if you will. it is up for grabs more than ever and one of the things i noticed in my work with emerson college and their focus groups is that, yes, they will say that the democrats are better on immigration but they havent done anything. yes donald trump is a racist but the economy was better under them. im not saying that these things are ...

>> yeah, i watched the debate and i thought that okay, -- in principle and when you look at the focus groups that were held after, a lot of the meters for independence, to some republicans, really went up when he talked about raising the age of -- making sure that retired teachers were getting cost of living adjustments. i think that betos personality is something that is likable in texas. i think texas is a tough race for him. i think it will narrow, but itll be really tough a race for beto. >>...

Saying that. he is on the gal lot in november. the midterms are coming. open borders are unpopular inside of texas. he needs independents to win that election this is campaign talk. campaign talk in the last 50 days is very revealing about where peoples sentiment is on an issue. if he were to become governor he would fall in line with any democrat prerogative. the voters of texas should know that. him saying that looking at the cross tabs, the focus groups, saying this policy isnt working. who i...

Is going to play a bigger role and gives the republicans an advantage. when you ask voters in polls which party do you trust more to handle cost of living and the economy the republican party has an advantage and it isnt small in a lot of surveys. that is why republicans want to keep the focus on that issue set where they have the bigger advantage. >> you mentioned the inflation reduction act. we covered it intensely here in washington. it gives democrats something to point to. does it have an e...

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Direction of the country and how were getting along politically, but i have been moderating focus groups for 25 years. when you start off the conversation, youre like, whats on your mind, how is the country going? people would rarely talk about abortion. now it comes up before we even suggest it. it comes up in every single group. people are talking about it in really personal detail. theyre sharing personal stories. theyre mad, angry, and were seeing it all across the country. >> if youre seein...

Two thirds of americans are noaw living paycheck to paycheck. and more than a third of basiing families cannot afford simple basic needs afterc they cut out everythingcut ou they can possibly cut out. now, the question is ,t. i how d we go from a prosperous economy to this mess in 19 months? >> i thought cnns pinki was a lovely gender reveal. i just p didnt understand it. but on this had to be the people. i got to tell you , in focus groups and polling, what theyre saying is theyre very scared. ...

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