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C'mon, albaby. Voters don't know what the inflation rate was 4 years ago. Answer: it's just about what it is now.
Nobody likes inflation. That's sorta basic. Though one way they control inflation is to jigger the interest rates (which probably 70% of people don't know, and of the remaining 30% probably 28% don't know why). You and I aren't typical. We pay attention (you far more than me), and know some basic economics. The average person has better things to do than become economy wonks, or at least more interesting (to them).
Without deflation, prices will never come down. They are what they are. The rate of increase is the only relevant thing, and it's pretty low. Unemployment also is pretty low (compare and contrast to the election run-up in 2020...yeah, there was a pandemic on, but if we're going to blame the subsequent inflation on Harris, then we have to blame the unemployment and deficit on the convict...apples to apples).
I do agree that there are people who will not pull the level for a given party, and will always pull the lever for their party (even if Adolph himself was running). They will rationalize that their candidate is the best no matter what, viewing issues through the "partisan lens" you mentioned. Which is why the undecideds in a few key states are what swing the election. Evidently, they see beyond the partisan lens (which is good). I don't believe the economy is foremost on their minds because they aren't hurting...they have good-paying jobs, are able to take vacations (travel is way up the past few years), inflation is low...so they're focusing on reproductive rights (pro or con), border security, and maybe even some of them are paying attention to the SCS and Ukraine. I doubt the tariffs idea is resonating, and Harris is rightly pointing out that this is -in effect- a sort of national sales tax (because consumers ultimately pay the cost of the tariff). Middle-class tax cuts will resonate with them, and I think Harris is doing a reasonable job of pushing for that (especially in contrast the the convict's tax cuts that mostly benefited people earning over $200K per year, as I recall).
I'm not really sure what you're uncertain about. Harris talks about the tax cuts for the middle class, women's health, and border security. I would equate those to being her priorities. The convict really only talks about one thing: "they're eating the cats...they're eating the dogs...millions of illegals, murders and rapists cross the border". That clearly is his priority because that's all he talks about.**
**Except it isn't. His priority is himself. He's just stoking fear with lies to try to frighten the undecideds to swing in his favor.
