Ronald Reagan’s classic 1980 challenge to voters, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” could be the end of President Joe Biden should former President Donald Trump pull it out in the election debates.
When Reagan used it in the only debate with former President Jimmy Carter, most people facing high inflation said “no,” and Reagan won the presidency in an electoral landslide.
This year, voters have faced inflation and sustained high prices, and the question asked in a new Rasmussen Reports survey found that people agree with those in 1980.
In the results shared with Secrets on Monday morning, 54% said they are not better off than they were when Biden beat Trump. Just 39% said they are, and that number was pushed up by partisan Democrats.
