{"id":2218111,"date":"2024-04-11T06:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T10:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-inflation-vs-abortion-borders-vs-democracy-election\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T06:30:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T10:30:44","slug":"the-inflation-vs-abortion-borders-vs-democracy-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-inflation-vs-abortion-borders-vs-democracy-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing inflation and abortion, borders and democracy in elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-inflation-vs-abortion-borders-vs-democracy-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2218111&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The 2024 election will be a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Key\u200d issues \u2064include inflation and borders benefitting Republicans, while Democrats focus on abortion and \u200bdefending democracy. Speculation arises on interest rates, Arizona&#8217;s stance on abortion, and the\u200b impact of uncontrolled immigration on Biden&#8217;s candidacy. Voting trends and external conflicts like the war in Ukraine and Israel further shape the election landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 election<\/a> is a rematch between President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, but it will be a repeat in other ways, too.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s race is shaping up to be a contest over a handful of dominant issues, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>inflation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the border<\/a> benefiting Republicans while Democrats see abortion and what they describe as protecting democracy as key.<\/p>\n<p>Two of these defining issues <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/2961865\/inflation-never-went-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>came into focus<\/a> on Wednesday as inflation came in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/2959087\/inflation-rose-3-5-march-fed-eyes-pivot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>hotter than expected <\/a>and Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2960970\/trump-arizona-supreme-court-too-far-abortion-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>doubled down<\/a> on his pledge not to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-governor-ducey-defends-signing-off-on-fraudulent-election-dirtbag-ignored-massive-evidence-of-fraud-whys-that\/\" title=\"Arizona Governor Ducey Defends Signing Off on Fraudulent Election -- Dirtbag Ignored Massive Evidence of Fraud... Why's That?\">sign legislation<\/a> that could be construed as a \u201cnational abortion ban.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The inflation news came amid speculation about whether the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Federal Reserve<\/a> could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-stop-inflation-from-hurting-americas-working-and-middle-class\/\" title=\"How To Stop Inflation From Hurting America\u2019s Working And Middle Class\">lower interest rates<\/a> soon enough to help Biden in the general election. Trump\u2019s move followed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a> becoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/2947258\/florida-supreme-court-allows-abortion-rights-amendment-to-appear-on-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the second battleground state<\/a> where abortion will effectively be on the ballot this November, potentially upending the former president\u2019s bid to neutralize the issue by punting it to the states.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/election-2024\/?utm_source=homepage&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=iowa_caucus&#038;utm_id=election2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST COVERAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But uncontrolled immigration, especially at the southern border, remains a huge liability for Biden. And Democrats will continue to press the case that democracy is at stake if Trump were to return to the White House, particularly if paired with Republican congressional majorities.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats feel good because they won, or at least not so badly lost, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterms-2022\/\" title>midterm elections<\/a> on this mix of issues. They were able to pound the table on abortion and democracy at a time when inflation was even worse and the border at least as chaotic.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans won the popular vote but only managed to cobble together a narrow House majority that has since been slimmed down further. The GOP also lost a seat in the Senate, all without Trump (or Biden) on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>But Biden and Trump being on the ballot may improve Republican fortunes. The former president and presumptive GOP nominee is polling better than he ever has, including the election he won in 2016. It\u2019s possible that lower-propensity working-class voters will turn out in higher numbers for Trump than down-ballot Republicans in either the midterm elections or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-highlights-bidens-failures-eyes-gop-victory\/\" title=\"McConnell highlights Biden\u2019s failures, eyes GOP victory\">recent special elections<\/a>, just as was the case for parts of the Democratic coalition under Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Biden in 2022 was able to make the midterm elections a binary choice between \u201cMAGA Republicans\u201d and Democrats rather than a referendum on himself. That playbook could work again this year. Or Biden may find it harder to make the election about other people while he is on the ballot, with voters having not sufficiently taken out their frustration at the White House on Democrats two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Other issues have also emerged, especially abroad. The war in Ukraine has deteriorated since 2022. Israel\u2019s war on Hamas in Gaza has more recently divided Democrats, with some progressives accusing Biden of being complicit in genocide. A combination of these voters staying home, voting third-party, or even pulling the lever for Trump could flip states such as Michigan back into the Republican column.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Trump is clearly spooked about abortion. He rolled out a statement earlier this week saying that states should set policy on this issue following the reversal of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>. Then Arizona\u2019s state Supreme Court upheld a strict Civil War-era abortion law in the state. Trump expressed his approval and reiterated he would not sign federal legislation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-to-become-latest-state-to-pass-heartbeat-bill\/\" title=\"South Carolina to Become Latest State to Pass Heartbeat Bill\">banning abortion<\/a> if it reached his desk, risking a wider rift with the anti-abortion movement.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s campaign has nevertheless tried to cast doubt on Trump\u2019s reassurances. \u201cTrump lies constantly \u2014 about everything \u2014 but has one track record: banning abortion every chance he gets,\u201d Biden-Harris communications director Michael Tyler said in a statement. \u201cThe guy who wants to be a dictator on day one will use every tool at his disposal to ban abortion nationwide, with or without Congress, and running away from reporters to his private jet like a coward doesn\u2019t change that reality.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Team Biden also recirculated a Media Matters item accusing the press of \u201csanitizing\u201d Trump\u2019s abortion position, \u201cthis time by obscuring evidence that he would sign a national abortion ban.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it is a day that ends in \u2018Y,\u2019 DISHONEST Joe Biden and his team are lying,\u201d the Trump campaign shot back in a statement (emphasis in the original). The Trump response went on to say that Biden \u201csupports aborting an unborn child up until the moment of birth and even after birth \u2014 he also wants to make American taxpayers pay for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What will happen in November remains in doubt. But the terrain on which 2024 will be fought is crystal clear.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 election features a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. 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