{"id":2353204,"date":"2024-10-10T13:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-go-to-bat-for-harris-after-prices-rose-again\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T13:07:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:07:07","slug":"media-go-to-bat-for-harris-after-prices-rose-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-go-to-bat-for-harris-after-prices-rose-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Go To Bat For Harris After Prices Rose Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fmedia-go-to-bat-for-harris-after-prices-rose-again%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=2353204&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>As the U.S. approaches Election Day, recent data\u200c from the Bureau\u200c of Labor Statistics reveals ongoing economic \u2062difficulties attributed to the Democratic Party&#8217;s\u2064 policies. Inflation \u2064rates\u2063 remain higher than expected, with the Consumer Price Index indicating a 2.4% rise from September 2023\u2063 to September\u200c 2024. Essential\u200d goods and services have seen price increases of over 20% since President\u200b Biden and\u2062 Vice President \u2062Harris took\u200c office in January 2021. Despite this,\u2063 some in the media assert that the economy is improving, with outlets like\u2062 The Washington Post publishing opinions that\u200d criticize \u2062public perception of economic woes. In the\u200b lead-up \u2064to the 2024 election, there appears to be a concerted effort by corporate media to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-attempts-to-quell-fears-over-inflation\/\" title=\"Joe Biden attempts to quell fears over inflation\">downplay inflation concerns<\/a> and promote positive narratives \u200dabout the Democrats&#8217; economic \u200bstrategies. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala \u200cHarris is attempting to distance \u2062herself from previous economic challenges as she campaigns in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-things-manchin-said-at-no-labels-town-hall-that-could-worry-democrats\/\" title=\"Manchin&#039;s No Labels town hall remarks raise concerns for Democrats.\">upcoming presidential \u200crace<\/a>.  <\/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>Less than one month before Election Day, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics&rsquo; published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/cpi.nr0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data <\/a>confirms that the consequences of Democrats&rsquo; disastrous economic policies have continued to plague Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats and their corporate media and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/inflation-economists-brighter-outlook-federal-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">economic &ldquo;expert&rdquo; allies<\/a> preemptively claimed inflation would <a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/inflation-has-returned-normal-what-does-mean-election\/15403924\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;return to normal&rdquo;<\/a> just in time for the 2024 face-off. Shortly after the July 2024 consumer price index was released, former Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Bharat Ramamurti even went so far as to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BharatRamamurti\/status\/1823702155397611880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declare<\/a> that &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve won the battle against inflation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The 2.4 percent price hike Americans suffered from September 2023 to the same month this year, however, was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1844356991944360160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;a little hotter than anticipated.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Consumers specifically paid more for food at home (1.3 percent), food away from home (3.9 percent),  electricity (3.7 percent), shelter (4.9 percent), and transportation (8.5 percent) last month than they did the year prior. Overall, essential goods and services are <a href=\"https:\/\/data.bls.gov\/timeseries\/CUUR0000SA0?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ncl_amplify&amp;utm_campaign=240911-price_hikes_keep_coming_under_kamala_harris&amp;utm_content=ncl-JbWfgQk4Pm&amp;_nlid=HuUccguvNV&amp;_nhids=dYEQS9Op\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more than 20 percent<\/a> more expensive now than they were when President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Corporate media such NBC News, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/10\/10\/business\/cpi-inflation-fed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-inflation-report-cpi-september-2024-federal-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS News<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/inflation-data-show-price-cooldown-continued-election-nears\/story?id=114635112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC News<\/a> tried to paint the additional September leap as inflation &ldquo;cooling.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The Washington Post even published an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/10\/10\/economy-great-year-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opinion piece<\/a> taunting Americans for feeling discouraged by the economic woes they have suffered under the Democrat-controlled White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a great economy. Why can&rsquo;t we celebrate it?&rdquo; the headline states. <\/p>\n<p>The article&rsquo;s author not only claims &ldquo;the U.S. economy is in good shape,&rdquo; but scolds Republicans for criticizing the Biden-Harris administration&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/21\/oops-biden-admin-admits-800000-jobs-it-took-credit-for-dont-exist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deceptive<\/a> attempt to downplay the negative effects its poor policies and performance have had on voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are living through one of the best economic years of many people&rsquo;s lifetimes,&rdquo; columnist Heather Long wrote. &ldquo;Yet it&rsquo;s barely mentioned in popular culture or on the campaign trail.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The propaganda press have <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/14\/media-claim-inflation-slowing-even-though-prices-have-only-skyrocketed-under-biden-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gladly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/11\/contrary-to-media-claims-inflation-index-shows-americans-still-face-sky-high-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carried<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/07\/washington-post-blames-grocery-stores-for-high-prices-to-cover-for-bidenflation-in-election-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">water<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/01\/11\/media-downplay-yet-another-inflation-hike-to-cover-democrats-economic-incompetence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/11\/20\/thanks-to-bidenflation-the-cost-of-your-familys-thanksgiving-meal-is-still-outrageously-high\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/09\/13\/as-inflation-spikes-again-biden-and-medias-boasts-about-record-price-hikes-cooling-are-offensive-as-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden-Harris&rsquo;<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/01\/13\/biden-media-taunt-struggling-americans-by-insisting-6-5-inflation-is-a-good-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disastrous<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/12\/13\/the-economic-experts-shilling-for-biden-were-wrong-about-inflation-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">economic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/29\/washington-post-finally-learns-what-a-recession-is-and-swears-it-could-be-good-for-you-financially\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">policies<\/a> for four years. As record-high inflation <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/642887\/inflation-immigration-rank-among-top-issue-concerns.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">continued to top voters&rsquo; concerns<\/a> heading into the 2024 election, however, the media shifted to accommodate Democrats&rsquo; political agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last two months, outlets have not only continued their attempts to trick Americans into believing rising prices are good for them, but have also debuted an avalanche of articles devoted to boosting the 2024 Democrat presidential nominee&rsquo;s alleged &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/harris-plans-tackle-inflation-economists-fight\/story?id=112944307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plans to<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kamala-harris-dnc-economic-plan-price-gouging-ban-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tackle&rdquo;<\/a> the inflation she welcomed with open arms.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since she replaced Biden in the upcoming race for the White House, Harris has tried to distance herself from the role she played in the chaos and crises plaguing the current administration. Corporate media have gladly gone along with her charade by amplifying her campaign&rsquo;s claims that she can&rsquo;t do anything about inflation now, even though she is the VP.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, Harris is proud of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-claims-economy-today-is-stronger-than-before-pandemic\/\" title=\"Biden Claims Economy Today Is Stronger Than Before Pandemic\">economic track record<\/a>, even though it has forced the price hikes Americans strongly oppose.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very proud of the work that we have done that has brought inflation down to less than 3 percent, the work that we have done to cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month for seniors,&rdquo; Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/29\/kamala-harris-hails-disastrous-bidenomics-policies-im-very-proud-of-the-work-that-we-have-done\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> CNN&rsquo;s Dana Bash during her first&nbsp;sit-down interview&nbsp;in late August.<\/p>\n<p>In her Oct. 8 appearance on &ldquo;The View,&rdquo; Harris claimed she would not change a thing about how her and Biden handled the last four years. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is not a thing that comes to mind in terms of, and I&rsquo;ve been a part of, of, of most of the decisions that have had impact,&rdquo; Harris confessed.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>&#8220;Would you have done something differently than President Biden during the past four years?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vice Pres. Kamala Harris explains her &#8220;shared priorities&#8221; with Joe Biden on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheView?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheView<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6B18eYll8j\">pic.twitter.com\/6B18eYll8j<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; The View (@TheView) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheView\/status\/1843673450688487566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr>\n<p>      Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on X @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With less than a month until Election Day, new data shows the ongoing impact of Democrats&#8217; poor economic policies on Americans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":2353205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/to-assault-kidnap-and-murder-4.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[9168,4021,4188,4133,4590],"class_list":["post-2353204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-economy","tag-harris","tag-media","tag-news","tag-prices"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/to-assault-kidnap-and-murder-4.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353204","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\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2353204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2353205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2353204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2353204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2353204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}