and turns, in and outs, and ups and downs than anyone could have predicted. big news, politics, movies, music, sports, and more. we re going through it all with our guest comedian and actress helen hog, dante stallworth, john berman, s.e. cupp. they re all on board for the best ride ever, all the best, all the worst 2022. welcome. i m tom forman. and depending on who you are and where you were and what you believe, this year may have been pretty good or really bad or somewhere in the murky middle. many of us started with high hopes, but the troubles of recent years are fading oh so slowly. and that was clear in all sorts of huge news events that rocked our world. let s start with the biggest, baddest, worst story, run away inflation.
many of us started with high hopes, but the troubles of recent years are fading oh so slowly. and that was clear in all sorts of huge news events that rocked our world. let s start with the biggest, baddest, worst story, run away inflation. things felt very abnormal when it came to what we could buy, what we could afford, where we could go. i m going to have to start selling off other things that i own so i can buy milk. prices for food, housing, clothing and more jumped sharply. it was $22. driven by lingering pandemic supply issues, strong demand, and perhaps some price gouging too it s hit every american at some point, whether it s been you personally or someone you know. worst constant reminder, gas prices. the nationwide average for a gallon climbed over $5 at one point, a new record. yeah, i mean, filling up my
trump. meanwhile, j.d. vance, he s someone that s trying to make tim ryan into the wanna be republican and saying he s not actually a moderate. he s trying to run as a republican even though he is a democrat. for j.d. advance, talking about inflation, talking about the border and making donald trump a key part of his strategy as well. the former president was here in ohio as well rallying for j.d. vance. j.d. vance was a one time never trumper. it s interesting. tim ryan message has been consistent for a long, long, time. jobs, economy. jobs, economy, manufacturing. it is this issue of this race as we ve seen from all the polls. melanie, thank you from columbus. all right. turning now to where voters are going to be casting their ballots in critical races in pennsylvania. kate bolduan is live in bensalem, pennsylvania. kate, the final closing hours. we got a lawsuit from one of the
good news, and there is some, it just falls on deaf ears. yeah. because you can t tell people, hey, it s actually way better than you re feeling it is. that s a struggle when you talk to white house officials, they say that is their greatest issue going into the mid-term elections. one thing president biden says i m relying on the federal reserve. it s up to them. but talk to us about, you know, the cost of the fed s war on inflation. that is what voters are feeling when they re making their decisions today. so, the problem is the medicine to cure the patient, which is inflation, the medicine tastes terrible and hurts too. you ve got a stock market. this is the second worst year for president, probably to the worst year since 2008. your 401k, your retirement is down a little bit. you ve also got home prices now that are going to be capped but, guess what, by these huge mortgage rates. it s harder to buy a home.
the final push seems to be about the inflation and the economy and hard brass tacks economic issues. it s the final motivator. the enthusiasm and energy seems to be breaking for republicans. she brings up a good point about catholics being socially conservative. same thing for black voters. they tend to vote democratic. they re also socially conservative in many, many, many ways. you talk about black voters. the same with latino voters. increasingly evangelical voters particularly in the south. that s why you see some of the demographic shifts. republicans are very, very bullish on their chances with african american voters, latino voters. not winning them over completely but certainly doing better with those voters, particularly black men. this is going to matter in states like georgia, in states like pennsylvania, in nevada, latino voters there.