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Politics● LowOct 5 · Oct 5, 2026, 9:10 AM

Strong data. Bad vibes. Voters are judging Trump's economy by prices.

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America

President Trump's economic data keeps getting stronger. His economic polling keeps getting worse by the day.Why it matters: The midterms are less than a month away, and the administration is circling the drain on voters' No. 1 issue.It may be too late to change that, but it's also not clear anyone has much of a plan to try. What they're saying: "If I say 'oh, people are wrong, the economy is great,' then it looks like I'm insensitive. And if I then go into why the economy is great, then it looks like I'm insensitive," National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Sunday on CNN's "State

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