Economy News Democrats Warn Harris Must Find Right Message On Economy

Democrats using billionaires as bogeymen, but strategy won’t work without economic message

Democrats contend Republicans have allowed billionaires to run roughshod over average Americans. It’s a top message for 2026 election voters. “I’m running a campaign that is really very simple,” said ... Read More

CBS News poll finds rising concern over government shutdown impact on economy, Americans personally

Anthony Salvanto, Ph.D., is CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys. He oversees the CBS News Poll and all surveys across topics and heads the CBS News Decision Desk that estimates ... Read More

Democrats finally have the right message. Can they stick with it to win in 2026? | Opinion

After a decisive rightward shift in 2024 and dismal polling since, it seems Democrats might have finally turned things around. Now, they must keep the momentum going until the 2026 midterm elections. Read More

Trump slams Democrats for ‘shutting down’ government, demands it reopen ‘tonight’

President Donald Trump on Monday evening slammed Democratic lawmakers for shutting down the government amid one of "the most successful economies," calling on them to reopen the government tonight. Read More

Adam Schiff signals pivot to economy from Trump foe after big losses for Democrats

Sen.-elect Adam Schiff (D-CA) appears to be reconsidering his anti-Trump brand after voters handed the president-elect a sweeping victory last month. As a Democratic California representative during ... Read More

Carville on Harris loss: ‘It is and it always will be the economy, stupid’

Democratic strategist James Carville, who coined the phrase “It’s the economy, stupid,” admitted his predictions for the 2024 race were wrong and that Democrats lost because of the economy. Carville, ... Read More

Less talk of Trump, more focus on economy is part of the Democrats’ playbook for Tuesday’s election

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger is more eager to talk about struggling soybean farmers than President Donald Trump’s attack on American institutions. She plays down the historic ... Read More

Trump's tariffs and trade policies will improve the economy. Give him time. | Opinion

Optics are not everything when it comes to the economy, but they are something. Right now, Americans are souring on Trump's economy. Read More

Dems using billionaires as bogeymen, but strategy won’t work without economic message

Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and State Rep. James Talarico, have become competitors on the campaign trail as they both vie for a senate seat. Democrats contend Republicans have allowed billionaires ... Read More