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Vance and Trump offer contrasting economic messages ahead of midterms

Ahead of the November 2022 midterm elections, former President Donald Trump and Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance presented contrasting economic messages. Trump described the U.S. economy as being in a "golden age," while Vance acknowledged that Americans were struggling with high prices, particularly for gasoline.

The question

Will the economy cost Republicans control of Congress?

Yes 82%No 18%

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The best arguments

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  • I’m not saying that voters should ignore progress as the President emphasized. But I do think it’s important to recognize that current prices and cost of living are very high and the Republican Party as well as the democratic party should be focused on providing future solutions to decrease these costs for American citizens.

    A player · decent argument

  • That is a ridiculous question. The fact that we have opportunities coming to America that, from looking at them, should lessen economic hardship should of course address the pain of everyday prices. By allowing the government to invest in both foreign and domestic business and trade, prices everywhere should lower, or at the very least not rise as starkly as they have been since the Biden administration.

    A player · decent argument

  • No, it doesn’t. We need granular local policy, not a cumbersome one size fits all narrative.

    A player · decent argument

  • Not in and of itself but it shows them we are working on a solution to their problems and they are heard. Would it be better for us to simply ignore them and do what we want regardless? Is that what you’re suggesting?

    A player · decent argument

In this game

  1. Who said what?
  2. Which state was Vance campaigning to represent in the Senate?
  3. Vance blamed Biden and Democratic leadership for inflation.
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