Article 64J46 America’s ‘weird’ economy isn’t working – can Democrats convince voters they can fix it?

America’s ‘weird’ economy isn’t working – can Democrats convince voters they can fix it?

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Dominic Rushe in Phoenix
from Economics | The Guardian on (#64J46)

Phoenix's economy appears to be booming - but wages are failing to keep up, and prices are spiralling. How do voters see it?

In her back pocket, Ana Diaz carries a smooth grey pebble she calls her knock-knocker". She uses it to get a loud rap on the front doors of the South Phoenix neighborhood where she is canvassing for the Democrats ahead of November's crucial midterm elections.

It's 110F (43C) in the early afternoon sun, and Diaz is aiming to knock on 80 doors in this largely Latino neighborhood and speak to at least 20 people, encouraging them to vote. Diaz, a Los Angeles-based bartender and Unite Here union member, is a familiar face to many in this working-class area. In her T-shirt that reads Worker power" she has been knocking on these doors since 2018.

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