This Is Where Inflation Runs Hottest in America. Just Ask Voters
Soaring prices have become a focal point of Arizona Senator Mark Kelly's re-election campaign — and he sees a path to victory that veers from President Joe Biden.
Phoenix, Arizona.
Photographer: Pat Kofahl/500px/Getty ImagesFew places in the U.S. have felt the sting of inflation like Arizona’s largest city, Phoenix, an unwelcome problem for Democratic Senator Mark Kelly as he wages a re-election bid that is crucial to his party’s efforts to keep control of Congress.
Costs for housing, food and fuel are running higher there than in any similar-sized metropolitan area, adding financial strain for a border-state electorate that’s on edge over the White House’s move to lift pandemic-related restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border. Similar economic pain has taken hold across the country, with the Federal Reserve only recently undertaking interest-rate hikes aimed at easing the situation.