Opinion
Inflation kills incumbents. Not that Labor needed a reminder
Amid all the fluff, bile and nonsense of the US election campaign, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” was the seminal question.
Phillip CooreyPolitical editorUpdated
“Are you better off than you were four years ago?”
Amid all the fluff, bile and nonsense of the US election campaign, that was the seminal question Donald Trump put to the people as they headed off to vote, and one to which they answered an emphatic no.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
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