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After almost a year off the platform, Donald Trump returned to X this week and asked his 89 million followers: \u201cAre you better off now than you were when I was president?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a clear echo of the famous quote from Ronald Reagan during his victorious 1980 presidential campaign, when he asked: \u201cAre you better off today than you were four years ago?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This messaging isn\u2019t surprising. It seems like an obvious strategy for Trump to focus on the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s because polls consistently suggest it\u2019s the issue American voters care about the most. One such poll conducted by The Economist and YouGov in recent days listed \u201cinflation\/prices\u201d and \u201cjobs and the economy\u201d among voters\u2019 top concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps more importantly, polls also indicate voters are deeply unhappy with the current state of affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That seems like a perfect situation for any presidential challenger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But in an election that\u2019s been transformed by Kamala Harris taking over from Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate, Trump seems to be struggling to land his simple message on the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is less than a month since he was on stage at the Republican National Convention looking unbeatable, having survived an assassination attempt and riding high in the opinion polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, he has lost that lead and seems to have lost his way. Meanwhile, in the opposition corner, Ms Harris is riding a wave of excitement and enthusiasm that he is finding difficult to counter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The easiest way to burst her bubble would be to remind voters how unhappy they are about high prices and blame her for the inflation that has pushed up the cost of living during the time she has been beside President Biden in the White House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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