{"id":2244358,"date":"2024-05-14T15:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T19:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-examiners-tiana-lowe-doescher-calls-inflation-the-hidden-tax-on-voters\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T15:11:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T19:11:46","slug":"washington-examiners-tiana-lowe-doescher-calls-inflation-the-hidden-tax-on-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-examiners-tiana-lowe-doescher-calls-inflation-the-hidden-tax-on-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiana Lowe Doescher from Washington Examiner names inflation as the stealth tax on voters"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fwashington-examiners-tiana-lowe-doescher-calls-inflation-the-hidden-tax-on-voters%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=2244358&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>Tiana Lowe Doescher from The Washington\u200c Examiner highlighted the impact of inflation\u200c on voters ahead of the \u20642024 election, labeling it &#8220;the hidden tax.&#8221;\u2064 She pointed out \u200dthat President Joe Biden\u200c trails Donald Trump in \u2063battleground states like Nevada. Doescher criticized Biden&#8217;s handling of inflation and suggested that \u200dyounger voters prefer Trump due to\u200d his approach towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-bullish-inflation-claims-come-days-after-surprise-uptick\/\" title=\"Biden warns of inflation surge following recent unexpected increase.\">combating rising prices<\/a>. Tiana Lowe Doescher, a writer at The Washington\u200d Examiner, \u2062emphasized the influence of inflation on voters prior to the 2024 election, describing it as &#8220;the hidden tax.&#8221; She \u200bnoted President Joe Biden falling behind Donald Trump in key states like Nevada. Additionally, Doescher criticized Biden&#8217;s inflation\u200b management, indicating a preference among younger voters for Trump&#8217;s strategies against price increases.  <\/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 <em>Washington Examiner\u2019s <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/tiana-lowe-doescher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tiana Lowe Doescher<\/a> pointed to why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>inflation<\/a> is having such a big impact on voters and polls ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 election<\/a>, calling it \u201cthe hidden tax\u201d in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Doescher, a commentary writer for the <em>Washington Examiner,<\/em> pointed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/13\/us\/politics\/biden-trump-battleground-poll.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somehow-57-of-new-yorkers-still-approve-of-andrew-cuomos-performance-are-we-missing-something\/\" title=\"Somehow, 57% Of New Yorkers Still Approve Of Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Performance. Are We Missing Something?\">polling data<\/a><\/a> that show President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> trailing former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party, in several battleground states. Among these states is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nevada<\/a>, where Trump is at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-despite-floridas-even-split-between-gop-dems-desantis-has-strong-approval-rating-overwhelming-support-on-pandemic\/\" title=\"POLL: Despite Florida\u2019s Even Split Between GOP, Dems, DeSantis Has Strong Approval Rating, Overwhelming Support On Pandemic\">double-digit lead<\/a> with registered voters and likely voters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd a lot of this is because even though Biden likes to boast about close to 50-year average unemployment, good stock market, the fact is that inflation is the hidden tax on everyone,\u201d Doescher said on Fox Business\u2019s <em>Cavuto: Coast to Coast<\/em>. \u201cUnder Trump, we had below 2% annual inflation every single year of his presidency. We\u2019ve had a 19% increase in prices since Joe Biden took office, and there\u2019s nothing that he\u2019s doing to actually address that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regarding younger voters, Doescher argued there is a sense that Biden is \u201cberating\u201d this voting bloc rather than implementing policies to help them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-from-former-treasury-secretary-finds-inflation-is-much-worse-than-the-government-claims\/\" title=\"Study From Former Treasury Secretary Finds Inflation Is Much Worse Than The Government Claims\">combat rising inflation<\/a>. In a head-to-head matchup between Biden and Trump, the recent polling data found voters between 18 and 29 favoring Trump slightly by about 3%, with Trump getting 46% compared to Biden getting 43%.<\/p>\n<p>Doescher also criticized a plan by the Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> to implement tariffs on electric vehicles from China, claiming that there is very little demand for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/electric-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>electric vehicles<\/a> among consumers in the United States and even less demand for Chinese electric vehicles with consumers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReports are saying that he thinks that they\u2019re finally going to gain positive momentum because he keeps on just thinking that this Manhattan trial will save him,\u201d Doescher said on Biden. \u201cBut it\u2019s not enough because voters vote with their wallets, and they are feeling the fact that weekly wages are still down 5% from when he took office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/2992010\/trump-outpacing-biden-in-voter-trust-ahead-of-2024-election-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>A separate poll<\/a> from earlier this month found that the economy, inflation, and safety from crime are the topics recipients listed as the most important ahead of the election. Among all three, recipients said they trusted Trump more than Biden to address these topics.<\/p>\n<p>The former president is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3002783\/team-trump-allies-former-president-hush-money-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in Manhattan, New York<\/a>, over his hush money trial, which relates to alleged payments he made to porn star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stormy-daniels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Stormy Daniels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiana Lowe Doescher, a commentary writer for The Washington Examiner, highlighted the significant impact of inflation on voters and polls leading up to the 2024 election, labeling it as &#8220;the hidden tax&#8221; in the U.S. Recent polling data indicate President Joe Biden falling behind the former President<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2244359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24129774502531-1-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2244358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24129774502531-1-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2244358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2244359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2244358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2244358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2244358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}