VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-27
“When voters say inflation has come down, they mean the price has returned to what it was. Well, of course, it never returns to what it was.”
Celinda Lake · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27
Lake explains that voters expect prices to return to previous levels when inflation eases, which never happens.
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