can come up with new ideas. donald trump came up would build a wall and secure the border. we will fight china and make sure we look after the working men and women of america. give me some unique, authentic ideas on how we address the problems we face today, just not the consultant donor class set of ideas. be an offensive thinker. i want to see that tonight. especially if you are not that good of an actor or actress. ragan and trump can get away with it because they have experience in entertainment. but sometimes they are risky. they can fall really flat when delivered by a politician. remember when donald trump entered the debate? most people even though his ardent supporter said who is this rodeo clown in the debate and what is he doing hear? but he entertains a well and threw many punches. he ignored so many things that kept things so rigid for so long. then did it shooting up in the polls and pretty dramatically and quickly. the vic is someone who is doing that. the more pe
20 points, drew applause saying the 2024 campaign can wait. we just finished this election, okay? people just need to chill out a little bit on some of this stuff. i mean, seriously. we just ran an election. reporter: former defense secretary mark esper who served under trump told cnn the party should look forward. a new generation of republican leaders who maybe are more in line with what i consider myself a ragan republican who can do so without the baggage and self-centeredness of donald trump. mike pence who s also weighing a presidential run said the country should not turn back to trump. i think we ll have better choices in the future. reporter: mcconnell said republican candidates turned off moderates in the last election. for the next one he said trump will have company in the republican race. the way i m going to go fint this presidential primary is to stay out of it. i don t have a dog in that fight.
created 10 million new jobs. 3.75% unemployment. amazingly seniors, their social security checks just don t stretch far enough anymore with run away inflation. i think it s also really critical that our next senator understands inflation. inflation is a tax on working people. joining us now, cnn s chief business correspondent christine romans. so we hear all of the rhetoric around what s happening with the economy, inflation, looming inflation. that s the rhetoric around it. give us the facts, just the facts. i think it s a mixed picture in the u.s. economy. you have headline numbers that are dangerous for the party in power. that is inflation running at a 40-year high. we haven t had a mid-term election since the carter administration or the early days of the ragan administration. it s just a situation we haven t seen in our lifetimes really or remember in our lifetimes at least. one of the points that the