Jeff Crouere - Political Analyst/Podcast Host Joins Houston's Morning News

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
How do you feel about the future. Do you think
the future looks good? The President thinks the future looks good.
All of his aids seem to think the future looks good.
Scott Bessen and the like Kevin Hassett, they're all touting
the economy for twenty twenty six, and evidently the president's
planning a nationwide blitz to tout his economic agenda and
to talk about the quote unquote affordability crisis. Jeff Gruerra

(00:24):
joins us political analyst and the podcast host. Let's start
with this whole idea, Jeff, that we have an affordability crisis.
Do you buy that?

Speaker 2 (00:38):
Well, I mean, I do think we're still recovering from Bidenomics.
I mean we had four years of really a tough economy,
and I mean inflation got up to nine percent, which
is the highest in forty years, and you know, interest
rates served. So I mean presidents only had ten months,
ten plus months to really try to rectify the problems

(01:00):
that Biden caused, and it takes a little bit of time.
So I mean, I do understand people are hurting and
they're still i mean recovering, But I don't think he
is the culprit here. Of course. You know when he
left office the first time, remember interest rates were low
and inflation was one point four percent, and then of
course Biden gets in there and things go crazy.

Speaker 1 (01:23):
Well, and the problem I have is that there wasn't
an affordability crisis, at least not with the mainstream media
until this president took office. They never once talked about
an affordability crisis during the Biden years.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
Well that's exactly right. Well, inflation was nine percent, they
weren't talking about an affordability crisis, You're right, And I
mean they did their best to cover for Joe Biden.
So now, I mean, that's that's the buzzword. I mean,
that's how the Democrats did so well in the elections
in November. And just you know, a few days ago

(01:55):
they were able to cut the Republican margin in a
conservative district in half. And you know, they really feel
like they've got the momentum going into the midterms using
this term. So yeah, the president needs to get out
there and tell the American people what he's doing and
really focus on this issue because I think it's a
winning issue for them. But yeah, they need to really

(02:16):
put the time in to go around the country, and
that's what he's doing. He's starting in Pennsylvania and there'll
be other events. I think it's a good idea.

Speaker 1 (02:23):
I do too. I wonder about Pennsylvania, though, why do
you think he picked Pennsylvania for the first stop.

Speaker 2 (02:29):
I mean, my gosh, that is the battleground state. I mean,
it's such a toss up state. I mean, you've got
a Republican senator, you've got a Democrat governor. I mean,
it's always up for grabs, always very very close. So
I mean I think that's where he wants to start
because I think he feels like he's got work to do,
and that's a good state really to sort of test

(02:51):
some of these messages that I think they're going to
be trying in other states, and I'm sure they'll spend
time in what's called the battleground states. I mean, remember
he won all the battleground states in twenty twenty four,
but Republicans have had a hard time, you know, replicating that.
So what I mean, as a supporter of his and
one who believes he's doing a good job, I really

(03:12):
helped he's successful.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
I think you're probably right about that. I think probably
Michigan is on the list, Ohio, A lot of those
Midwestern states are probably on the list. Those are the
states that are hurting the worst, at least generally hurt
the worst because they generally had most of the manufacturing.

Speaker 2 (03:27):
Jobs, right, and they're the ones that have been decimated
for years. I mean, they're the ones that have seen
you know, the factoris leave and all the manufacturing leave,
and they're the ones that have really suffered. And also
you've had the out migration. You've had people leave those
states because of lack of opportunities. So people have known

(03:48):
family members who have left the state and they realize
it's been you know, a state that it really hasn't
done as well as let's say Texas or or a
state that's another state that's booming, obvious Florida. So yeah,
I think it's going to be an important sort of
test to see how this goes. But I mean I
really think, I mean, the President says it's a hoax.

(04:10):
I really think there are people out there that are hurting.
It's just the hoax. Is it's the Republican's fault, It's
President Trump's fault. I think that's the hoax.

Speaker 1 (04:20):
I think you're right about that, Jeff, thanks for joining us.
Good to talk to you, sir. I appreciate it. Political
end List podcast host Jeff Crueira. It is five fifty
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