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Both houses of congress and was given up by many members of his party, looking for someone else. they were begging dwight eisenhower to be the nominee, even though he was not even a democrat. 1948, he went on to win it. ronald reagan, this when the cycle in 1982, with that recession, with his unpopularity , this is a one term president. many people, as we remember recently, said the same thing about barack obama. anybody who tries to predict presidential election by looking at where the numbers ...

In a circumstance like this where the inflation rate is high. it doesnt matter what you say. theres going to be a big argument about whats the definition of recession, but its going to be back in the spirit of the, if youre explaining, youre losing. if youre fighting about whether it was or was not a recession in the first quarter of this year and looking backward, its not going to be a comfortable place for the administration. that divergence between message and what people are feeling and that...

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Liability? theres hurdles first. >> walk us through the final thought. where are we watching now and where should we be watching and is there a time frame for this justice department? theres more political pressure if the midterms come and a reflection of this administration and the one that proceeded it as it will be the punctuation mark to the hearings over the summer. >> if the midterm goes most people think it will the commit tee will end at the end of december and the justice department wil...

$604 more for a half a million dollar home. and remember, that is not going to get you a bigger garage or a second bedroom. all of that money is going to the bank. and another reminder of how high inflation and the war on high inflation is impacting all of us. >> matt egan covering that announcement, appreciate the preview. well see what we get. lets move on now to cnn reporting on an urgent effort among democrats to change the midterm move. the calendar is the biggest factor. the election, 10...

Saying this. why is that important to kevin mccarthy? >> they would like trump to be quiet. they would like to essentially go on some vacation somewhere around the world where there is no transmission capability until after the midterms. why? for the reasons we just talk ed about. democrats are frustrated with their current president. all americans are frustrated with their lives and you take that out on the government, whether for high inflation, were about to start our third school year of cov...

Aggressively. i think theyre wrong on that. this is a medicine that has to be delivered, even if its a painful, a bitter pill that we have to swallow. its not fun to have tightening financial conditions. its not fun to be potentially on the verge of a recession, but given where inflation is, i dont think the fed had any choice except to raise rates aggressively, again, you know, as matt pointed out, for two months in a row, two meetings in a row. so as i said, i think they had a lot of bad optio...

Its better in time, no matter what -- depending on what the fed does and whether they put on the brakes too hard, but can it be turned around to be of political benefit to the president who is struggling with pole numbers going into a midterm? >> you know, i think what matters is how people feel, not whether people are calling it a recession or not calling it a recession. the next inflation number should be one of the better ones we have had in a while, at least of monthly number for july should...

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They are leading in the generic ballot. unfortunately because of all kinds electoral rules and gerrymandering and things like that. republicans over perform. even when they lose the overall vote, they get a small majority. if they are leading they will do even better. >> i dont think it is enough yet to change the directory but people are talking about a republican blowout, that does not seem as likely. there is a troubling indicator, which is a predictor, the presidents approval rating continue...