{"id":2505046,"date":"2025-10-31T00:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-look-to-sell-vision-of-spiraling-trump-economy-in-final-pitch-before-election\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T00:27:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:27:50","slug":"democrats-look-to-sell-vision-of-spiraling-trump-economy-in-final-pitch-before-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-look-to-sell-vision-of-spiraling-trump-economy-in-final-pitch-before-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats look to sell vision of spiraling Trump economy in final pitch before election"},"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%2Fdemocrats-look-to-sell-vision-of-spiraling-trump-economy-in-final-pitch-before-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=2505046&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 article discusses how Democrats are focusing their campaign messaging on economic affordability ahead of key off-year elections in states like Virginia and New Jersey. Democratic candidates Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill are emphasizing plans to lower costs for housing, healthcare, and energy as central issues in their bids for governor in 2025. The Democratic National Committee highlights inflation and economic difficulties under former President Donald Trump&#8217;s policies as reasons for prioritizing affordability. Meanwhile, Zohran Mamdani, running for New York City mayor, promotes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-zohran-mamdani-the-socialist-candidate-challenging-eric-adams-to-be-nyc-mayor-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Who is ..., the socialist candidate challenging Eric Adams to be NYC mayor? - Washington Examiner\">socialist platform aimed<\/a> at reducing living expenses through proposals like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-proposes-opening-city-owned-grocery-stores\/\" title=\"Chicago plans to open city-owned grocery stores.\">city-owned grocery stores<\/a> and rent freezes, appealing to younger voters. Despite differing political stances, affordability remains a unifying theme for democrats who believe it will help them succeed in upcoming elections. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-meets-with-turkish-president-before-using-the-term-armenian-genocide-in-reference-to-turkish-history\/\" title=\"Biden meets with Turkish president before using the term \u2018Armenian genocide\u2019 in reference to Turkish history\">national leaders<\/a>, including Nancy Pelosi, assert that these economic issues, especially healthcare costs, will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pollster-finds-support-for-aca-tax-credits-in-key-house-districts-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... pollster finds support for ACA tax credits in ... House districts - Washington Examiner\">significantly influence voter decisions<\/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<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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats look to sell vision of spiraling Trump economy in final pitch before election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2388219\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>With off-year election states hitting the voting booths on Tuesday, Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey have been hammering home a platform based on affordability messaging in the final stretch.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\">Democratic National Committee<\/a> Chairman Ken Martin emphasized Thursday how the two Democratic gubernatorial candidates running in 2025, former Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abigail-spanberger\/\">Abigail Spanberger<\/a> and Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mikie-sherrill\/\">Mikie Sherrill<\/a> (D-NJ), have been &ldquo;focused exclusively on affordability.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3868154\/ruben-gallego-latino-voters-spanberger-virginia-governor\/\">Ruben Gallego urges Latino voters to back Abigail Spanberger for governor as he stumps for her in Virginia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3870108\/winsome-earle-sears-redistricting-spanberger\/\">Earle-Sears blasts Democrats over redistricting: &lsquo;They&rsquo;re trying to get at me&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3869779\/new-jersey-democrats-jack-ciattarelli-endorsement-governors-race\/\">New Jersey Democrats break with party to endorse Ciattarelli for governor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Martin pointed to persisting inflation under the Trump administration, saying President Donald Trump&rsquo;s economic policies are &ldquo;hurting so many Americans right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They can barely put groceries on the table. The cost of housing is sky high. Inflation has not come down,&rdquo; Martin said to reporters Thursday afternoon. &ldquo;Mikie and Abigail have been focused relentlessly on making sure people can afford their lives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>All three prominent Democratic candidates running in 2025, Spanberger, Sherrill, and Zohran Mamdani in New York City&rsquo;s mayoral race, have centered their campaigns around affordability issues as the DNC also pushes this platform priority. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3868372\/what-to-know-mikie-sherrill-jack-ciattarelli\/\">WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE TWO CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR IN NEW JERSEY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Virginia, my focus is clear. As your next Governor, I&rsquo;ll get to work on Day One to lower costs across the Commonwealth,&rdquo; Spanberger <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpanbergerForVA\/status\/1984047830986846234\">wrote on X<\/a> on Thursday, accompanied by a video advertisement focused on her goals of lowering housing and healthcare costs.<\/p>\n<p>The platform pages on both Spanberger&rsquo;s and Sherrill&rsquo;s websites have an affordability <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/abigailspanberger.com\/issue\/abigails-affordable-virginia-plan\/\">plan<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mikiesherrill.com\/Aff_Agenda_Website_Version-c3e1.pdf\">agenda<\/a> at the top that highlights how they plan to bring down housing, energy, and healthcare costs for their states.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Costs are skyrocketing here, and the president&rsquo;s making everything worse. So that&rsquo;s why on day one I&rsquo;m declaring a state of emergency on utility costs, using gubernatorial powers like no one else has done to freeze rate hikes and immediately start to drive down costs,&rdquo; Sherrill <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikieSherrill\/status\/1983737958885945567\">said<\/a> in an MSNBC interview Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Inflation under Trump is lower than what it was during its peak under former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration, decreasing to about <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3862429\/inflation-ticked-up-september-shutdown\/\">3% as of the end of September<\/a>, compared to 9% in 2022. However, over the past year, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3865647\/trump-fulfills-campaign-agenda-struggling-inflation-eludes-him\/\">inflation <\/a>has increased 3% and prices have increased 9% on average following a monthslong tariff campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zohranfornyc.com\/platform\">platform<\/a> is based on the premise that &ldquo;New York is too expensive. Zohran will lower costs and make life easier,&rdquo; as his website reads. His <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >socialist platform mobilized younger voters<\/a> in the city as he highlighted affordability goals like city-owned grocery stores, free busing, and rent freezes.<\/p>\n<p>For Spanberger, as she focuses on affordability, she has been quieter than her opponent, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3782741\/virginia-public-school-transgender-controversies-could-scramble-governors-race\/\">social issues<\/a>. Earle-Sears has repeatedly called out Spanberger for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3499321\/winsome-earle-sears-pressures-abigail-spanberger-over-loudoun-transgender-policy-standoff\/\">not being more vocal<\/a> over controversial transgender policies in northern Virginia schools.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3867319\/key-people-to-watch-looming-2025-virginia-elections\/\">KEY PEOPLE TO WATCH IN LOOMING 2025 VIRGINIA ELECTIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But national Democratic leaders remain determined that affordability will help them in 2025. Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) told reporters Thursday she believes the debate over affordability related to the Obamacare subsidies playing out as part of the government shutdown gridlock will have an impact on the 2025 elections.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;in terms of this issue, the healthcare issue, the cost of healthcare: They&rsquo;re losing this fight,&rdquo; Pelosi said, referring to Republicans. &ldquo;In our campaigning, we have talked about healthcare being on the ballot with this. And I expect a big victory, not just a victory, a big victory, on Tuesday because people understand how this affects them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Gabrielle M. Etzel contributed to this story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats push affordability message ahead of off-year elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2505047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-collage-iv12w6jeu-1761551728023-e1761572150565.jpg?1761537995&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35835,3685,51942,3728,54095],"class_list":["post-2505046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign-strategy","tag-democrats","tag-economic-outlook","tag-election","tag-trump-economy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-collage-iv12w6jeu-1761551728023-e1761572150565.jpg?1761537995&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505046","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2505046"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2505050,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505046\/revisions\/2505050"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2505047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2505046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2505046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2505046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}