Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that Democrats couldn't have done anything to change the inflation reality ahead of the midterms.
let s factor in people who have seen their iras, not a woman like that necessarily, seen their iras go down 20, 25%, it s tough. you got to scare people and make it about the republicans that are crazy people, but even with the pending crazy, when you can t afford to buy the stuff that you were able to buy a year or two or three years ago, it s tough, tough sledding. i hate to be negative mini over here. i don t know what that means, but i m really scared about a blood bath ten days from now. amanda rivera as you saw the canvasser say is the exact type of people they are speak to go, seven days a week for five to six hours a day. it was a reminder of how important it is for these conversations to be ongoing. you know, amanda needs more information. she had a child, i don t know if you could see, kind of trying it pull the door open because she has two kids at home. and two in school. she wants to go to work.
to pay enough for you to actually live off the jobs. i would like there to be, you know, more jobs available with the flexibility, you know, to be able to actually work and take care of your family and not worry about choosing one. i m in that situation now. i need to go back to work but i can t afford to pay for child care. you know, child care, is that something, with four kids, that s really keeping you up at night. yeah, absolutely. i can t afford it. you know, i mean, we re probably living off of maybe $400 a week, you know, which is more than some people make but isn t enough for four kids, you know, and to pay your lights, gas, you know. well, thank you, being a mom of four is not easy. probably not the answer you wanted but thank you for your time. and tell the kids we said thanks. we met amanda at her door, a mother of four. amanda is not unusual. i see her everywhere i go, mothers who have to stay at home
because they can t afford child care. this young lady has two kids in school, and two kids at home. you can imagine what her life is juggling four kids and having to feed four kids on $400 a week. it s got to be tough, it really is. and my heart goes out to her. wow, jen psaki, these are great conversations and i wonder what you think the take away from that conversation, which as the canvasser said, you know, happens many times over, what the take away is for the democratic party? yeah, i mean, mika, i spent six hours following these canvassers around, and there were a lot of conversations exactly like the one robin had with amanda rivera. there s a lot going on in people s lives, whether it s concerns about child care, concerns about the economy. yes, amanda and many people we spoke with, did care about abortion rights, did care about having those rights taken away.