so here we start this hour by wishing all of you a very good today here from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. again, we are going to keep a close eye on. thanks buckingham palace. but, before beginning with a brand-new insight into what issues matter most to voters. of, course just months ahead of the november midterms. and you from abc news and if ipsos shows the economic concerns are growing at only due to 61% of americans disapprove of how biden has handled the economy, but because most american faith, the, economy and gas prices are the top issues affecting how people will vote in the coming election. up next, making a case for our publicans should vote. the bottom line is there are two very clear in very different approaches here. there is our approach, which is to find solutions to invest in our supply chains, like we are doing with the infrastructure money in my department and in others, to do everything we can to lower costs
is a problem, we are gonna get to voting rights, get to police reform, talking about health care and a woman s right to choose. but yet they have not delivered on policy. of course, that is not just because of president biden. we do have a stalemate on their side, and the senate. but black voters want to see some change. it s coupled with the restriction that legislatures of put in price and some of these critical spaces, it is harder for black voters to turn a. and yet you also have this enthusiasm gap. on the ground are working overtime. black voters matter. literally, michelle obama put a video through the roof here engaging voters on their civic engagement. and so i think you are going to see the frustration coming up to november. and democrats and advocacy groups alike are going to try to reach doctors everywhere they can. relative to gun control, david, it is certainly a major issue right now. but i want to ask specifically about congressman chris jacobs.
most american say the economy, inflation, rising gas prices are the most important issues affecting how they will vote this november. joining me now is alencia johnson. and political strategist and former biden correspondent. also and david jolly, former congressman from florida and msnbc contributor. welcome everybody. susan, we re gonna get ready to that incense poll. it said that percent disapprove of how biden is managing the economy. if you are looking for a democratic president for congress this year, would you suggest? i would take with the administration can do for congress and bring it down to the local level. for example, we hear about the covid relief act, which has been hurting biden potentially inflation. take the money that went to the school district, and the
not seen biden deliver on the promises he made to her, another black voter. she believes he did so in good faith, but says there has been little movement on police reform or voting rights protections. gas prices in her town approached $4 a gallon this week. her most recent race was gobbled up by the rising price of everything, including food and rent. and she worries about the student at the school where she works. because she says gun control is another thing the biden has not successfully delivered. it is not a great sign for democrats. it s support among a key voting bloc is waning. it is not a good sign. these are the frustrations that i have also heard, particularly on the campaign trail in 2020 up until now. and black voters actually delivered their very slim margin in the senate in georgia. and, so black voters are paying attention to what the biden administration was doing. they are actually frustrated with the conversation of, this
inflation. it is raising taxes on lower class families, making a lot of political hay out of the very real challenges that families are feeling. and going to war with mickey mouse. what do you make of that messaging? look, i think the secretary might be on the right side of history. what i would suggest she was at most voters do not care how you get there. but when they are going to evaluate in november s, are the better off than they were before. and do they think democrats or republicans can correct for that? the harsh reality, alex, is that coming out of a volley in buffalo and, otherwise most voters will actually vote based on the cost of gas and the cost of gun violence. so the biden administration and needs to do is not worry about how they are framing the issue now in june, but how do you get to a place in november where most voters say, you know what, i like the direction the democrats are going and i want to stick with it. how much, alencia, do you think republicans are