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CNN host John King claimed that critics need to go easier on Democrats over inflation.
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On Friday, CNN Inside Politics host John King urged critics to give Democrats “some grace” because their jobs are “hard.”
King’s urging for easier treatment of Democratic lawmakers came specifically in response to a Republican attack ad criticizing Senator Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., for his reckless spending and accusing him of contributing to the current inflation woes impacting the U.S.
The anchor stated, “It is much easier to be the opposition party… give the Democrats some grace. Governing is hard, especially when you have tiny margins.”
He added, “But—but that’s the challenge for Democrats, they need to get on the same page because the Republicans are just going to hammer with that.”
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Inflation is currently at a 40-year high.
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CNN Capitol Hill reporter Melanie Zanona agreed with King, warning that Republicans are “seizing” on high inflation and see political victory using the issue. “Republicans are really seizing on this. They have spent twice as much on campaign ads as Democrats have, really hammering Democrats over this issue.”
Though Zanona claimed that the GOP “don’t really have a specific answer” on inflation themselves, “privately they say ‘we don’t need to, we can just continuously beat Democrats over the head with this.'”
King’s comments appeared to be an attempt to stave off a wellspring of criticism that’s been aimed at Democrats, particularly at President Joe Biden. Notably much of this criticism has come from Biden’s own party.
Recently former Obama economic adviser Jason Furman stated, “My guess is that the negative views about inflation are so deeply baked in that nothing can change in the next few months to change them.”
In addition, the general outlook for Democrats is bleak, and…
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