Swing-state economies are doing just fine

Start with inflation, the biggest black mark against the Biden-Harris administration. Since President Joe Biden took office in 2021, the cumulative rise in consumer prices for Americans has been 20%, representing the worst inflation since the early 1980s. Of the six swing states, Arizona, Georgia and Nevada have seen slightly higher overall inflation, while Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have had slightly milder bouts. Most striking, though, is their improvement. Apart from Pennsylvania, the other five swing states have enjoyed slower inflation than the national average over the past year.