# Democrats Gain on Inflation as GOP Economic Advantage Narrows

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- Duration: 0:42
- Published: 2026-11-05
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ezW4IKFsCA0L/en/democrats-gain-on-inflation-as-gop-economic-advantage-narrows) A host of issues here where we ask the question, which party would do a better job on these, uh, issues here?

[0:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ezW4IKFsCA0L/en/democrats-gain-on-inflation-as-gop-economic-advantage-narrows?t=5) The Iran war, you see a Democratic advantage of five points.

[0:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ezW4IKFsCA0L/en/democrats-gain-on-inflation-as-gop-economic-advantage-narrows?t=8) Inflation, Democrats with an advantage of a point.

[0:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ezW4IKFsCA0L/en/democrats-gain-on-inflation-as-gop-economic-advantage-narrows?t=10) Now, that's not a huge number, but the significance is the shift that represents because it was not long ago at all, think of like the 2024 campaign, when this was like a 20-point advantage for Republicans, one of the reasons Trump was able to get back to the White House in '24.

[0:26](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ezW4IKFsCA0L/en/democrats-gain-on-inflation-as-gop-economic-advantage-narrows?t=26) So the significance is that has all washed away for Republicans.

[0:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ezW4IKFsCA0L/en/democrats-gain-on-inflation-as-gop-economic-advantage-narrows?t=29) You can say the same when it comes to the economy.

[0:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ezW4IKFsCA0L/en/democrats-gain-on-inflation-as-gop-economic-advantage-narrows?t=31) That is a two-point advantage for Republicans, but this is an issue they have typically dominated, uh, especially in the run-up to Trump's return to the White House in 2024. Um-