POLL: Bidenflation Out of Control, Wisconsin Voters Say
Wisconsin voters are realizing that things were better under Trump—and can be again
Most of Wisconsin’s likely voters do not see a natural process of osmosis at work where inflation is concerned. Instead, 65 percent of those voters fix at least some of the blame on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a fresh survey conducted by Steve Cortes’ League of American Workers.
By contrast, only 13 percent of Wisconsin voters do not blame Biden at all.
In the survey, voters were informed that inflation is up a total of 20 inflation since Biden took office. They were then asked: “How much responsibility do you think the Biden/Harris administration has for this increase in inflation?”
In response, 45 percent of Wisconsin voters said a “great deal,” 20 percent said “some,” 20 percent said “not much,” and 13 percent said “none at all.” Just 2 percent were uncertain. Biden’s record on inflation is particularly dismal in comparison to former President Donald Trump.
Inflation was at roughly 2 percent each year throughout Trump’s presidency, according to government figures. In Jan. 2017, inflation was at 2.5 percent as Trump came into office. By the time he left office in Jan. 2021, inflation had fallen to 1.4 percent. How does “Lunch Bucket Joe,” the supposed man of the people, hold up by comparison?
Before Biden had even served a full year in office, inflation zoomed up to 7.1 percent as 2021 came to close. The worst was yet to come with inflation peaking at 9.1 percent in June 2022.
Wrong for So Long
Biden, a perpetual creature of Washington D.C., first joined the U.S. Senate in 1972. He’s been on the wrong side of history ever since. He persistently voted in favor of inflationary policies throughout the ‘70s that were finally brought to heel under President Ronald Reagan.
As further proof that the economic pain Wisconsin residents are real and not feigned, take a look at some of the housing costs.
In Jan. 2021, the average home cost in Wisconsin was $226,578. Fast forward to Jan. 2024 and the cost was $285,506—a 26 percent increase in just three years.
Renters are not doing much better in the state. For a one-bedroom rental (not exactly a mansion), rent rose by 22 percent from $776 in January 2021 to $949 in Jan. 2024.
The same is true at the national level.
Across the nation, the average cost of a home was $268,665 in Jan. 2021. By comparison, the national average cost in Jan. 2024 was $346,938; a 29 percent increase.
How about those renters? Nationally, the average cost of a one-bedroom apartment was $1,005 in Jan. 2021. But in Jan. 2024, that figure moved up to $1,207, a 20 percent rise.
After being in office for more than 50 years, the economic illiteracy of Joe Biden is undeniable. Today’s voters are finally waking up to that sad reality. Wisconsin voters could be at the top of that list. There is, for example, the broader question of wages. Wisconsin’s median household income is $72,458, which is $2,122 lower than the national median, according to census data.
Nationally, these negative trendlines on wages only get worse. Real household income increased during Trump’s presidency from the $70,840 he inherited in 2016 to $76,660 in 2020—an increase of more than 8 percent. Conversely, real median house income has only decreased under Biden—from $76,330 in 2021 to $74,580 in 2022, a decrease of about 2.3 percent
