Jim VandeHei: Bitter Political Feuds Don’t Drive Voters—Everyday Costs and Anxiety for Children’s Futures Do

EXCERPT:

VANDEHEI: “I think what El-Sayed said at the top of the show is right. I think that put aside any one poll, like it seems overwhelmingly true that most people care about the fact that things cost more than they used to. They care overwhelmingly about health premiums continuing to go up. And they're just nervous for their kids in general. For the first time, you have people saying over and over again that they think their kids lives will be worse than theirs, which we've not seen before. And I think that's what motivates most people to vote”