Jon McHenry spoke with Ron Brownstein of CNN regarding the importance of working-class white women in the 2024 presidential election:
Trump’s other big asset with these women is the economy. Many working-class White
women live with very little economic margin, and pollsters agree the cumulative increase
under Biden in the cost of living – notwithstanding inflation’s decline over recent months –
has almost eclipsed any of his other economic accomplishments, such as the strong job
market.“If you are just getting by and living paycheck to paycheck, that increase in basic
groceries did a number on you and you are very focused on the economy,” said GOP pollster
Jon McHenry.McHenry said in his polling, significantly more of these blue-collar women say they were
doing better economically under Trump than Biden. The latest national New York
Times/Siena survey reinforces that finding: Among White women without a college degree,
54% said Trump’s policies had helped them personally, while a nearly identical 53% said
Biden’s policies had hurt them, according to unpublished results provided by Siena. These
women may feel a stronger personal connection with Harris than they did with Biden,
McHenry noted, but poll results such as those make clear they don’t believe “that things are
magically better because Joe Biden withdrew from the election. They are still feeling the
effects of inflation; they are still not happy about the border.”
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