Important. but you cannot remove the politics from this. so biden did meet with u.s. allies today to talk about the war. but he does it as the drumbeat of the midterm elections is getting louder. what is the white house weighing as this war shows no obvious signs of ending? i think chris, the most important political question for the biden white house is what is the effect on the domestic u.s. economy and specifically on inflation and gas prices. we have seen the white house try to react to what has been a spike in gas prices the last few weeks and months. and they are keenly focused on that inflation figure and creating an economic environment between now and the november midterm elections, where voters feel like things are sort of under control and that the inflation has subdued. and if it continues to rise, and we continue to see crisis go up, that could spell a lot of trouble for democrats because remember, democrats are in the majority. a slim majority in both houses
Of the midterm elections is getting louder. what is the white house weighing as this war shows no obvious signs of ending? i think chris, the most important political question for the biden white house is what is the effect on the domestic u.s. economy and specifically on inflation and gas prices. we have seen the white house try to react to what has been a spike in gas prices the last few weeks and months. and they are keenly focused on that inflation figure and creating an economic environment between now and the november midterm elections, where voters feel like things are sort of under control and that the inflation has subdued. and if it continues to rise, and we continue to see crisis go up, that could spell a lot of trouble for democrats because remember, democrats are in the majority. a slim majority in both houses of congress and so voters are going to naturally fault the party in power. philip rucker, jason barrett s b and evo doled are,