regional congressional district. they are in line with national trends. jobs and taxes lined in the top two of the vast majority of the time. the biggest issues for the majority of people do not seem to be the adversarial cultural war stuff but the nuts and bolts of stuff. that is according to a scientist. kurt, elise hit spot on with that comment. does this line up with what you are hearing from voters through your work with the dccc? yeah, i think it is no surprise to anybody that anytime working families are experiencing more pain in the wallet, it is going to resonate more than any other issue that is going to be pulled upon. when you go to the gas station, there are prices where the gas is getting to $8 a gallon. this will have a major consequence. so much of the public policy that is based in washington s opaque. they re in the details. they are trapped in washington lingo. the stuff really cut through all of that and reach voters in a direct and personal way. the challenge for
to breach doctor patient confidentiality where they could be held accountable and jailed for recommending a course of health action, all of this is alarming. it is unprecedented and it hits. we are talking about issues that hit people personally. you want to talk about things that go beyond what you are paying at the pump or in the wallet. when you talk about what you can do to your body. when we talk about the decisions that you can make for your health care, children, and family. discuss through. so does the tragedy of having to bury your own children and not being able to recognize their remedies because they have been destroyed by assault weapons. they are putting on the table a cognitive issues where they are overwhelming against a public opinion. their issues that hit more towards home than inflation and the economy. i cannot even think about things that families are dealing with regarding bearing their children. kurt and lisa, thank you for all of that. for all of you, if you
the war on ukraine than any other area. joining me now is the former aide in the george w. bush white house and msnbc analyst and kurt barr tele-adviser to the dnc. welcome to you both, my friends. we will go to you first, elise. what do you make of those findings? it reflects what you hear when you talk to voters. they are concerned about popular issues first and foremost like inflation, the economy, and you look at how it allows you an interesting way to micro-targeting issues with some specificity. i cannot talk today. this is in a regions where abortion laws are tightening up and you see voters searching for knowledge about those laws. it reflects what you hear when you are out talking to voters. yeah. axios writes that the big picture is top searches in a
we can all do our part to keep plastic out of the ocean. new today is growing concern for democrats and the news of the u.s. economy that shrank over the first quarter of the year. a major economic blow for the president and his party already struggling with rising inflation ahead of the midterms. joining me now is michael singleton, contributed to the globe and kurt barr, telethon visor to the dnc and dccc. good to see you both. kurt, you first. you are part of the dccc. you are directly involved with getting voters out to the polls in november. what do you make of this? how much of a concern is the economy as a whole for the democrats? alex, i don t think it is