How Democrats are benefiting from high gas prices, economic issues this midterm season
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[0:00] Recent CBS News polling shows that
[0:02] economic issues have given the Democrats
[0:03] an edge with 50% of likely voters saying
[0:07] gas prices will go up if Republicans
[0:09] win. That's compared to 30% who say
[0:12] they'll go up if Democrats win. So
[0:15] joining me now, Terry Sullivan, the
[0:17] former campaign manager for Marco
[0:18] Rubio's 2016 campaign with the GOP
[0:21] strategy. I also want to welcome in CBS
[0:23] News contributor Chuck Roachcha, who's
[0:25] going to break down the Democrats
[0:27] strategy. Thank you both for joining me
[0:30] right now. Chuck, I want to start with
[0:31] you first. Democrats are promising to
[0:33] focus on the affordability agenda, but
[0:36] they're doing enough. Are they doing
[0:38] enough to convince Americans that they
[0:40] have a plan to bring down prices at the
[0:42] pump?
[0:44] >> Well, right now they're talking a lot
[0:45] about affordability