Economy could be the deciding factor in who wins the White House
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- 30 Sep 2024
Voter feelings about the economy could be the deciding factor in who wins the White House in November. NBC News' Hallie ...
Hi, ladies. In this key swing county. We're with the NBC News. Nice and big right here. In Battleground, North Carolina. There's no right answer. There's no wrong answer. We showed up with a whiteboard and a question. But how would you fill this in? What do you think, sir? The economy is? First word that comes to mind, just nice and big right there. I don't think I'm allowed to write that word. And we heard plenty. Pathetic. Hard. I think doing okay. From terrible to getting better. I think it's strong. I mean, the whole economy is not just consumer prices. No, it's not, that person says. From struggling. Real people are feeling much more pain than what the 401ks or the IRAs might be showing. To booming. I feel like money is flowing. People are spending money. I don't have any complaints. I'm a small business owner. We heard one word again and again. It sucks. Renee Gobernal plans to vote for Donald Trump. Because everything is more expensive. Everything is just so much more expensive than three and a half years ago. On that point, Glendora Fonestock-Sutton agrees. Do you feel that pinch economically? Absolutely. Tell me about that.
Hey, it's rough on everybody. Housing is up, grocery is expensive, everything, and our paychecks don't live up to it. But she's planning to vote for Kamala Harris. Nice and big right here. The whole thing may feel, well, complicated. It's very, very complicated, and there are no quick and easy solutions. In our newest poll, NBC News asked people all over the country the same open-ended question, the economy is, and by a two to one margin, the response is negative. Walk me through some of the dynamics at play right now. We sat down with our senior business correspondent, Christine Romans, at Where else? A Kitchen Table, to talk through it. If the experts you talk to, if economists were to boil down how the economy is doing into a single word on our whiteboard, what word would that If economists were to boil it down, they would say resilient, they'd say strong, some would say historic. The unemployment rate, 4.2%. Inflation, at its lowest rate in more than three years. And the market It's setting record highs. But higher prices at the grocery store, for example, aren't dropping back down as quickly as many want. Problem is there are pieces inside the economy that cause real Americans at their kitchen table paying their bills.
They feel like they can't get ahead. And those things are childcare, they're elder care. They are concerns about Social Security. Experts call it a vibe session. The disconnect between how the economy is and how it feels for some, clearly a mixed bag. Hey there, sir. Thumbs up, thumbs down. The economy is? Thumbs up. And a thumbs down right behind him. From bad to great, more than just a feeling, the reality for many Americans. Who wants to do the writing? With one word this election season, top of mind, money. I always go with my wallet. Wallet first. You vote with your wallet. Wallet first. Thanks for watching. Stay updated about breaking news and top stories on the NBC News app or follow us on social media.