Democratic politicians in several important states are trying to distance themselves from President Joe Biden after several opinion polls have shown that he is not doing well there, writes The Hill.
Several senatorial candidates whose personal opinion numbers are better than Biden's are said to worry that Biden's weak popularity will spill over to them as well.
Some candidates have made their mark by taking a different position than Biden on important issues. This applies, for example, to Senator Jacky Rosen in Nevada, who criticized Biden's decision to withhold arms deliveries to Israel.
Of particular concern is Biden's age.
- If you do a focus group, everyone answers "he's 200 years old, you've got to be joking", says another Democratic senator who wants to remain anonymous.
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Economists: Trump tariffs could cost 500 billion a year
The bill for Donald Trump's promised tariffs in the event of an election victory could reach $500 billion a year, and it is the poorest households that will take the biggest hit. That's what the think tank Peterson Institute writes in a report, reports the Financial Times.
The presidential candidate wants to introduce a tax of 10 percent on all imported goods and 60 percent on Chinese goods. The money must be used to finance tax cuts. According to the think tank, this means a turnaround that will shift the tax burden from the rich to the poor.
The 500 billion does not include possible effects of trade partners fighting back, and economists believe that the economic consequences could be five times as great as when Trump was on the tariff war path in 2019.
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