Editing Republican Party (United States) (section)

====Inflation====
[[File:Inflation 2018-2024 US vs. EuroZone.png|thumb|350x350px|[[2021–2023 inflation surge#United States|Post-covid inflation spike]] in the US, gray column marks start of [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID]] in US<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices: All Items for Euro area (19 countries) {{!}} FRED {{!}} St. Louis Fed |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1vtN6 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=fred.stlouisfed.org}}</ref> (2018-2024)]]
The victory of Donald Trump in [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]] was partly attributed to the [[2021-2023 inflation surge]]. The economy, and the [[cost of living]] in particular, were ranked as the most important issue in the 2024 election.<ref name="Pew Research Center 2024">{{cite news |date=September 9, 2024 |title=Issues and the 2024 election |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/09/09/issues-and-the-2024-election/ |publisher=Pew Research Center|access-date=November 10, 2024}}</ref> According to 2024 exit polls, 68% of voters judged the economy negatively, and 75% said that inflation had caused them hardship.<ref name="Economy Sucks">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/b0a60325-4c93-49a0-8dc6-817f0d8281fc|title=This was an election on the US economy. And for many Americans, the economy sucks|date=November 8, 2024|website=The Financial Times|access-date=November 8, 2024|first1=Tej|last1=Parikh}}</ref>