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RNC Election Integrity Update

The news this week has been dominated by President Trump's blowout win in Iowa. Which means that the primary season has officially kicked off with our nation holding its first primary election in less than a week. What great timing for this week's Call to Action!

We have two guests joining us this Friday who are not just experts in Election Integrity but are in the trenches every day fighting to secure our elections. Christina Norton is the Director of the RNC Election Integrity Department (view bio), and Steve Kenny is a Senior Counsel at the RNC. As a reminder, Christina has been building out the RNC's unprecedented, multi-state effort to defend our elections and Steve has been busy in court around the country.

These are two of the most knowledgeable people in the country when it comes to Election Integrity and I can't wait for the update. Register below!

Call to Action | Election Integrity Update

Friday, January 19th

7:00 a.m. Central

Biden Economy Is Not Working 

As voters in Iowa head to caucus, the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a new reminder that “Bidenomics” is not working for hardworking families. The December CPI report released this week shows inflation is back on the rise. The year-over-year Consumer Price Index rose to 3.4% last month.

What you need to know:

• Core consumer prices — not including food and energy costs — shot up by 3.9% year-over-year.
• The “higher than expected” numbers comes amid “a reversal of some of the declines” from previous months.
• It’s the 33rd straight month with inflation above three percent and caps a year in which Americans saw massive price increases.
• Areas that saw huge increases in inflation over the past year:
• Electricity: +25%
• Food prices: +20.2%
• Rent: +18.6%
• Car insurance: +20.3%
• Sporting event tickets: +14.9%
• Veterinarian services: +10.8%
• Car repair: +10.3%
• Nonprescription drugs +8.3%
• Baby food: +7.3%
• Trash collection: +6.5%
• Rent: +6.2%
• Dining out: +5.2%
• Americans are seeing prices increase as real wages remain lower than when Biden took office, a 2.5% pay cut.
• Gas prices remain about 30% higher today than the day Biden took office.
• On January 20, 2021, the nationwide average for regular gasoline was $2.39/gallon. Today, it is $3.09/gallon.
• Inflation remains twice the rate it was when Biden took office.

The bottom line:

Americans know Joe Biden and the Democrats are to blame for rising prices and the poor economy. Just 14% of voters say they have been helped by Biden’s economic policies, and 78% say the economy is in bad shape according to a Fox News survey. As voters head to the polls, they will remember Republican leadership will get our nation’s economy back on track.

RNC Research

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What We're Reading

• Georgia Star: Commentary: Democrats Lie About Election Integrity as Republicans Work for It (RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, 1/11/2024)

• Newsmax: Ronna McDaniel: Beat Dems With 'Bank Your Vote' (Mark Swanson, 1/5/2024)

• Washington Examiner: RNC goes all in to keep Santos’s former New York seat (Julia Johnson, 1/8/2024)  

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