An account focused on highlighting differences in economic outcomes under Democratic and Republican policies, often with charts.
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The Democratic Difference retweeted
Related chart: nitter.cf/DemDifference/status/2…
The Democratic Difference retweeted
There is a direct connection between this outcome and Trump’s war and tariffs that’s costing families thousands annually.
Congressional Republicans are on record for enabling this dozens of times via war powers resolution votes and decisions to extend Trump’s tariff authority.
The Democratic Difference retweeted
Average hourly earnings, adjusted for inflation, fell 0.5 percent in September and are now back to where they were in January, 2025. That means that Americans, on average, have experienced zero real wage growth since Trump returned to office.
The Democratic Difference retweeted
Here's the key problem...inflation has wiped out wage gains for 6 months now.
It's a financial squeeze.
Americans are trying to work more hours to make up for it, but many are still falling behind.
Many people are worse off. As BLS wrote,
In the past year, "real average hourly earnings decreased 0.7%. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.6% increase in the average workweek resulted in a 0.1% decrease in real average weekly earnings."
The Democratic Difference retweeted
U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas, clothes, and air fares got more expensive. The consumer price index rose 3.7% in September compared with a year ago, the Labor Department said Wednesday, up from 3.4% in August.
washingtonsun.com/economy/in…
The Democratic Difference retweeted
Inflation is up again. Not because of a pandemic. Not because of a natural disaster. Because of Trump’s war, tariffs, and corporate tax breaks.
It really is this simple: Republicans took over, and then drove up the cost of living in America.
BREAKING: Inflation climbed to a 4-month high in September as the Iran war continued to drive up gasoline prices ahead of key midterm elections.
Prices rose 3.7% in September compared to a year earlier.
Read more: abcnews.link/Le5jZ0N
The Democratic Difference retweeted
DUN DUN DUN -- Fox Business: "We have the numbers. So ... it looks like inflation is accelerating. These numbers are higher than the previous month and higher than expectations"
The Democratic Difference retweeted
.@turek4iowa: We are in this situation because of this unnecessary war in Iran that Ashley Hinson voted in favor of continuing 7 times. This has led to gas prices going up in Iowa more than almost any other state, diesel prices being at an all-time high as our farmers are going into harvest. It has disproportionately hurt Iowa. We need to end this war in Iran.
The Democratic Difference retweeted
U.S. inflation jumped to 3.7% in September as the war in Iran drove up fuel prices and put pressure on the cost of numerous other products.
The Democratic Difference retweeted
Inflation has nearly wiped out all wage gains since January 2025.
That's how big of gamechanger the war in Iran has been on Americans' finances.
Since January 2025:
CPI Inflation has grown +5.4%
Wages (average hourly earnings) +5.5%
This is a very different picture from President Trump's first term when wages were up over 15%, well above about 8% inflation. It helps explain the frustration many households feel right now with the economy.
The Democratic Difference retweeted
Inflation ticks up to 3.7%, above the 3.0% it was when Trump took office, according to the last report before midterm elections that appear to be turning in large part on economic pessimism and concerns about affordability. @colbyLsmith nytimes.com/live/2026/10/14/…
The Democratic Difference retweeted
Did you know businesses with federal govt contracts aren’t allowed to spend for or against federal candidates?
How then has Elon Musk, whose companies get billions in contracts, spent hundreds of millions in our elections?
The answer: A giant loophole I'm working to close.
The Democratic Difference retweeted
New - Home of the Brave putting $1 million more into those Trump billboards in Ohio, Michigan and Iowa
There are now hundreds of them in those states
semafor.com/article/10/13/20…
The Democratic Difference retweeted
Billionaires who want to rig the rules to screw you are trying to buy this election.
Don’t let them.
NYT: Elon Musk quietly drops $276M on GOP midterms—$158M alone to Senate super PAC in one of the largest political donations ever. Biggest known donor trying to save Republican majority
nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/po…
The Democratic Difference retweeted
1. Trump’s new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, says she is a lawyer.
She has claimed to be a lawyer repeatedly on national TV, on podcasts, and on social media.
But there is no evidence that Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law.
The Democratic Difference retweeted
Re Ilhan Omar
Worth your time: Oct 1992 letter from Republican US Attorney on an investigatory step before election:
"[I]t amounts to prosecutorial misconduct and violates the most basic fundamental rule of Department of Justice policy. I cannot be a party to such actions."
The Democratic Difference retweeted
Hey MAGA it’s James Talarico in Dubai with his mistress…. *checks notes*
My apologies it’s Ken Paxton with his mistress in Dubai with criminals indicted for healthcare fraud.
The Democratic Difference retweeted
NYE '24: @KenPaxtonTX was in Dubai, partying with two U.S. fugitives and a woman who wasn't his wife.
See video from the night and read why it epitomizes the travels, associations & baggage that may now be a campaign liability against @jamestalarico 👇
wsj.com/politics/policy/ken-…
The Democratic Difference retweeted
I don’t think you have a dog in this fight but if you did you would have shot it.
I’ll take @ellalangleymsic over Kacey Musgraves any day.
And if I’m choosin’ Texas, I’ll take Ken Paxton over James Talarico.
