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Mark Pocan: “Half the people in exit polls said they voted on the…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Interview with Congressman Mark Pocan on Trump's Tariff Policies and Democratic Strategies

Published | Video Starts at 00:38

Well, I mean, I think we all should be focused on the economy, right? That was the number one issue for Donald Trump when he got elected. Half the people in exit polls said they voted on the economy. And it's also the number one issue hurting Donald Trump right now, whether it be the indiscriminate use of tariffs that's, you know, blowing the stock market up and causing prices to continue to rise, his inability to lower costs. (00:38–00:41)

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Asserts that half of the voters in exit polls prioritized the economy.

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