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Cas Mudde, Ilyse Hogue, David Sirota, LaTosha Brown and Liza Featherstone

Are Democrats messing up their midterm messaging? Our panel responds

Joe Biden Speech on Abortion in Washington, USA - 18 Oct 2022<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jordan Tovin/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock (13476423p) Joe Biden addresses the crowd on the topic of abortion at Howard Theatre right before the midterms. Joe Biden spoke at Howard Theatre on Tuesday on behalf of the Democratic National Committee on the topic of abortion. At the event, Biden mentioned his hopes of codifying Roe v Wade in the future. Biden speaks in the wake of the Women's Wave march and the US Supreme Court's ruling Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which removed the federal right to an abortion. Joe Biden Speech on Abortion in Washington, USA - 18 Oct 2022
Joe Biden speaks on abortion in Washington. Photograph: Jordan Tovin/SOPA Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Cas Mudde: Democrats are right not to focus on the economy

It is true that the economy and inflation are seen as the top problems by most Americans, but that does not necessarily mean that Democrats should run their midterm campaigns on economic issues. The country has been dealing with continued inflation, the possibility of a recession, and the prospect of an even worse energy crisis for months now.

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