Pocketbook Problems News Today

well, if mr. walker were here, id ask him about this disturbing history of violence that weve seen from him. and were not just talking about one woman, but multiple women. he threatened to kill his ex-wife. put a gun to her head. hes threatened other women, and when asked about that, he really hasnt given account for this kind of violence, and i want to know for him why he thinks hes ready to represent the people of georgia and if hes ready to face up to this history of violence. >> de...

Much as i and others want to deal with the fact that democracy is at stake here, and there are many issues in criminal justice, people are reacting to their own economic condition. when you look at the fact that gas prices are going back up, groceries are going up, your 401(k) plans, looking at the headlines this morning, are taking a 25% hit. this is where people live, and the democrats have to address and deal with that, certainly it is not, in my opinion, the fault of this administration or t...

Atm to pay to fill their suvs with gas. what is a white house to do? >> well, thats exactly right, and that is a central irony theyre grappling with. if you look at a lot of these economic indicators, wage growth, those recent job numbers, theyre quite good. in fact, theyre better than the administration expected when they took office, but they are dealing with a real problem with inflation and with supply chain problems. and those are the problems that are pocketbook problems the way you just l...

Are the problems that are pocketbook problems the way you just lined up, the way everyday voters and families feel in their daily life, and, you know, ive been working on a story on this. i can tell you, as you said, they do have a very good story to tell, and the challenges now, they need to tell it. one thing we heard in our reporting is that four leading democratic pollsters in recent months went to chief of staff ron klain and basically said to him, we know that you are taking substantive st...