{"id":2326412,"date":"2024-08-18T18:55:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T22:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gen-z-voters-slam-biden-harris-economy-during-msnbc-segment\/"},"modified":"2024-08-18T19:00:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T23:00:05","slug":"gen-z-voters-slam-biden-harris-economy-during-msnbc-segment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gen-z-voters-slam-biden-harris-economy-during-msnbc-segment\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen-Z Voters Slam Biden-Harris Economy During MSNBC Segment"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fgen-z-voters-slam-biden-harris-economy-during-msnbc-segment%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=2326412&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 text discusses \u200bthe\u200b way <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-wildly-distorts-state-bills-banning-critical-race-theory-claims-republicans-want-to-stop-teaching-slavery-and-racism\/\" title=\"New York Times Wildly Distorts State Bills Banning Critical Race Theory, Claims Republicans Want To Stop Teaching Slavery And Racism\">left-leaning media outlets<\/a>, particularly\u2062 MSNBC, are\u2064 currently protecting\u200c Vice President Kamala Harris\u2062 from critical\u2063 scrutiny, \u2062as noted by commentator Ben Shapiro. Since Harris has become the presumed Democratic \u2062nominee, she has\u200c not faced any tough \u2062questions from\u2062 the \u2064press, which previously \u200dcriticized her. Instead, the\u2062 media has offered her\u200b largely favorable coverage, avoiding demands for details \u2064on her policies \u200bor\u200c changes \u200dshe plans to implement.<\/p>\n<p>A\u200c focus group led by \u2062John Della Volpe investigated the sentiments of Gen-Z voters regarding the upcoming election and \u200brevealed significant dissatisfaction with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2021-cant-be-any-worse-can-it\/\" title=\"2021 Can&#039;t Be Any Worse, Can It?!\">economic conditions<\/a> under the Biden-Harris administration, \u2064particularly concerning the\u2063 rising cost \u2063of living and housing. One participant expressed frustration at\u2063 exorbitant rental\u200b prices,\u2064 while others shared experiences of homelessness despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-make-20-less-than-men-in-bidens-white-house-despite-his-pledge-to-address-the-issue\/\" title=\"Despite Biden&#039;s promise to tackle the issue, women in his White House still earn 20% less than men.\">working\u200d full-time<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>While there\u2062 was a recognition among some participants linking these economic challenges\u200c to Democratic policies, opinions varied within the\u2063 group, with some voters still\u200c expressing support for figures like Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota and Harris&#8217; running mate. The commentary \u2062suggests that as\u2062 public \u200csentiment evolves regarding the economy, there may be calls for change, particularly if the Trump campaign successfully highlights Harris&#8217; past record and the economic impact of the\u2064 current administration.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Left-leaning media outlets like MSNBC are doing their best to protect Vice President Kamala Harris from scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>As Ben Shapiro has been so keen on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1824085559981043822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pointing out<\/a> these last few weeks, it&rsquo;s been nearly 30 days since Harris became the de facto Democrat nominee, and not once in that time has the media asked her an adversarial question.<\/p>\n<p>The media, which once loathed Harris, has provided nothing but glowing coverage of her. It hasn&rsquo;t pushed her to lay out her policy proposals or explain how her new administration would be any different than the disastrously unpopular one she is currently serving in.<\/p>\n<p>Given how hard set they are on protecting her, it&rsquo;s likely the propagandists over at MSNBC were more than a bit troubled by the focus group that managed to find its way onto their airwaves Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/morning-joe\/watch\/-everything-is-so-expensive-nowadays-gen-z-voters-fret-over-high-cost-of-living-217239621875?playlist=mmlsnnd_3096433-nnd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The focus group<\/a>, led by Harvard Institute of Politics Director of Polling John Della Volpe, sought to get a reading on where Gen-Z voters stand heading into the November election.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>One issue seemed to feature most prominently for the Gen-Z voters polled: the state of the economy under the Biden-Harris regime.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gen Z voter details her struggles in the Harris economy: &ldquo;Why is a one bedroom apartment $1600? Rent prices are outrageous &mdash; and these jobs &mdash; they&rsquo;re bare minimum jobs.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3WxJm8tsK6\">pic.twitter.com\/3WxJm8tsK6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1824083368935604519?\">August 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m 20 years old. Why is a one-bedroom apartment $1,600?&rdquo; one Gen-Z voter asked. &ldquo;Rent prices [are] outrageous and then these jobs, they&rsquo;re bare-minimum jobs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A common theme among the voters polled was frustration at the rising cost of housing.<\/p>\n<p>Two voters even acknowledged they had recently experienced homelessness. One woman said she was working full time while she was homeless,&nbsp; indicating it was because she had to choose between eating and having a home.<\/p>\n<p>Not all Gen-Z voters are going to have the wisdom to connect those rising prices to Democrat policies.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, some of the very same voters in the focus group went on to praise Harris&rsquo; running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.<\/p>\n<p>That said, overall, voters tend to connect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/consumer-spending-falls-in-dec-sentiment-dips-in-jan\/\" title=\"Consumer spending falls in Dec., sentiment dips in Jan.\">current economic conditions<\/a> to the sitting president &mdash; that&rsquo;s why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldmansachs.com\/insights\/articles\/us-president-incumbents-tend-to-win-elections-except-during-recessions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incumbent candidates often have a hard time<\/a> winning re-election during recessions.<\/p>\n<p>Many have forgotten that before COVID hit, it looked like Trump was going to coast to re-election, thanks largely to the strong economy he had led thus far.<\/p>\n<p>The more voters are aware of just how bad the economy has gotten, the more likely they&rsquo;ll be to want a change.<\/p>\n<p>But in order to help them come to that realization, the Trump campaign needs to pin down Harris.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned above, the media has done an impeccable job covering for Harris and making her candidacy seem as though it&rsquo;s completely disconnected from the current administration.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, given Harris&rsquo; record and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-wapo-cant-defend-kamala-already-called-communist-maybe-dont-propose-price-controls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">economically illiterate campaign promises<\/a> she made Friday, under her leadership, the economy would get much, much worse.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Ben Shapiro has highlighted that it has been almost 30 days since Harris was effectively named the Democratic nominee, yet during this period, the media has not posed a single challenging question to her. Once critical of Harris, the media is now offering only positive coverage and has not pressed her to clarify her policy proposals or explain how her administration would differ from the currently unpopular one she is part of. Given their determination to protect her image, it&#8217;s likely that MSNBC was unsettled by a focus group that aired on their network recently. This focus group, led by John Della Volpe from Harvard&#8217;s Institute of Politics, aimed to gauge Gen-Z voters&#8217; opinions ahead of the November election.<\/p>\n<p>A key issue for these Gen-Z voters was dissatisfaction with the economy under Biden and Harris. One voter expressed frustration about high rent prices: \u201cWhy is a one-bedroom apartment $1,600? Rent prices are outrageous \u2014 and these jobs \u2014 they\u2019re bare minimum jobs.\u201d Many participants shared similar concerns about escalating housing costs; two even mentioned having faced homelessness recently. One woman noted she had been working full-time while homeless because she had to choose between food and shelter. While not all Gen-Z voters may connect these rising costs directly to Democratic policies, many in the focus group did link current economic conditions with President Biden&#8217;s administration\u2014an important factor since incumbents often struggle during economic downturns.<\/p>\n<p>Before COVID-19 struck, Trump appeared poised for re-election due in large part to a strong economy he had fostered. As awareness grows regarding worsening economic conditions under current leadership, voters may increasingly seek change. However, for this realization to take hold among them regarding Harris\u2019s potential impact on future policies and economics\u2014especially given her track record\u2014the Trump campaign must effectively challenge her narrative as being separate from Biden\u2019s administration despite favorable media coverage suggesting otherwise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2326413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Starr-Harris-Lauren-Lyman.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,9168,18039,4021,4223],"class_list":["post-2326412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-economy","tag-gen-z","tag-harris","tag-voters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Starr-Harris-Lauren-Lyman.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326412","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}