Joy Reid claims everyday Americans never heard the word 'inflation' until GOP made it a campaign issue
Reid claimed many voters 'never used that word ever in their lives,' but have been 'taught it' by Republicans
Gabriel Hays | November 4, 2022 | 10:55am EDTMSNBC host Joy Reid said that the word "inflation" is "not part of the normal lexicon" for Americans, and that they are only concerned with the concept because Republicans have taught it to them for political gain.
Reid added that most people would have "never used that word ever in their lives" before this election cycle.
The liberal host's comments seem to follow growing frustration among mainstream media pundits over polls showing that the biggest issues for voters ahead of the midterm elections are inflation, the economy in general and crime — issues that tend to favor Republican candidates, according to polling.
Reid made her comments while appearing as a guest on Thursday’s episode of "Deadline: White House." Host Nicolle Wallace began by stating, "You know, what’s notable to me is that Republicans say they’re running on inflation and crime. Republicans have not presented any solutions to their voters on either of those topics."
She then asked the "ReidOut" anchor how crime and inflation are affecting the midterm races in Florida, where Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican Sen. Marco Rubio have sizable leads over their Democratic opponents.
Although inflation is still near 40-year-high levels at 8.2%, Reid tried dismissing the phenomenon as some elitist economic concept. "The only people I ever hear use the word ‘inflation’ are journalists and economists," Reid told Wallace . . .
https://www.foxnews.com/media/joy-reid-claims-everyday-americans-never-heard-word-inflation-until-gop-made-campaign-issue
This is what liberals think of you - that you're too stupid to have had known what inflation was. And even worse, to now have been taught.