right now, america is fighting on two fronts. at home, it s inflation and rising prices. with costs going up, outpacing wage growth. going to the grocery store and spent $50 and what did i purchase? our brand-new nbc news poll shows flashing warning signs for democrats but republican leaders worry some of their candidates are too out of the mainstream. two men sleeping together. two men holding hands. two men caressing. that is not normal. my guest this morning, the independent senator bernie sanders of vermont. also, abortion politics. thousands march nationwide in favor of abortion rights. i can t believe we re going back to this. a tragedy. as many states move to restrict those rights in anticipation of a supreme court decision that overturns roe. joining me for insight and analysis are, washington post white house bureau chief, ashley parker, reverend al sharpton, republican strat jit al, washington bureau chief for usa today, susan page and washingto
right now, america is fighting on two fronts. at home, it s inflation and rising prices. with costs going up, outpacing wage growth. going to the grocery store and spent $50 and what did i purchase? our brand-new nbc news poll shows flashing warning signs for democrats but republican leaders worry some of their candidates are too out of the mainstream. two men sleeping together. two men holding hands. two men caressing. that is not normal. my guest this morning, the independent senator bernie sanders of vermont. also, abortion politics. thousands march nationwide in favor of abortion rights. i can t believe we re going back to this. a tragedy. as many states move to restrict those rights in anticipation of a supreme court decision that overturns roe. joining me for insight and analysis are, washington post white house bureau chief, ashley
it is also inflation and not being able to afford things and having to make sacrifices deciding where you are going to spend what little money you have because inflation, as you know, outpacing wage growth. they can t fall back on, welcome our raises are rising. they are not necessarily when gas and meet cost twice what they did a year ago. this administration has to stop lying about things. they have to stop blaming everyone else for the problems, which is what they did appear they have to stop propaganda, which is what jen psaki does every single day. be honest with people. let them know you are in a crisis. let them know it is difficult. tell them what you are going to do and then go ahead and do it and stop blaming the guy who is getting shorted for the problems you created. geraldo: and yet, jesse, exactly what kennedy said commit is not bad leaders but bad followers. they are trying to shift responsibility given the catastrophe of these poll
impact here might be on oil prices overall on gas prices at the pump? let s start with the gas prices, $4.17 is a new record according to aaa. i was talking with drivers at gas stations paying the premium, especially in california, and the overwhelming sentiment was if there was going to be a ban on russian oil and prices were to continue to go up, the drivers i spoke to said, yes, we are willing to pay more if it means a better outcome for ukraine. but that was before prices rose another 10 cents overnight, certainly hitting people s wallets very hard. you have to remember that inflation is already so high in this country, 7.5% right now, outpacing wage growth, and that means for the 60% of american who is live paycheck to paycheck, the pain is very, very much an issue week to week as people plan their routes, their grocery shopping, their jobs, and going back to work in this new normal. as for what the market reaction