'It's getting worse every time': Inflation concerns could spell trouble for Democrats
CNN
Outside a Costco, Laura Godinez lifts meat, toothpaste, coffee, bottled water and bulk supplies of DayQuil from her cart -- just the staples in a pandemic-era weekly shopping trip that is now often missing extras that might bust the family budget, like cookies and snacks.
Beside her truck, which used to cost $100 to fill but now takes $145 to top off, the 30-year-old construction worker feels exasperated as she assesses a $300 grocery bill that shoots up to $400 when she adds vegetables.
"I don't want to say this, but when Donald Trump was here, it was nothing like this," said Godinez, who said she used to lean Republican but has supported Democrats in recent years. "I've been worried, because instead of things getting better, it is getting worse every time. ... I don't know if it's the President, or what happened, but (under Trump) it was so much better."