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Arizona State Rep. Eli Crane recently said that “Kamalanomics is crushing rural Arizona” in response to the lack of questions about inflation during the presidential debate on Tuesday.

“Kamalanomics is crushing rural Arizona,” Rep. Crane wrote in a Sept. 10 social media post on X. The post was in response to a post by Katie Pavlich, who said, “The fact that there aren’t more questions about inflation is a reflection of how ABC News feels about the plight of Americans under the Biden-Harris administration.”

According to the Grand Canyon Times, a report indicates that Arizona families spent an average of $1,178 more on goods and services—such as transportation, shelter, energy, and food—in July 2024 compared to pre-Biden-Harris administration levels. This data, released by the U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee (JEC), shows that the average household in Arizona has incurred a cumulative extra cost of $32,625 since January 2021, relative to what spending would have been if trends from the Trump administration had continued.

The JEC report highlights that the cumulative inflation rate in Arizona's Mountain division is 21.8%, surpassing the national rate by 1.6%. Compared to July 2023, the cost of maintaining the same standard of living has risen by $127 per month. The State Inflation Tracker reveals the following increases: transportation costs have surged by $315 per month, leading to a cumulative increase of $10,939; shelter costs have risen by $274 per month, with a total increase of $6,659; energy costs are up by $132 per month, amounting to a cumulative rise of $5,611; and food costs have increased by $151 per month, totaling an extra $3,978.

In a separate report, the Grand Canyon Times reported that the cost of pasta at Fry's Food Stores has increased by 408% since the Biden-Harris Administration took office. 

A recent TechnoMetrica poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are tied in Arizona for the 2024 presidential race, each receiving 48% support from likely voters, according to the Grand Canyon Times. The survey was conducted online with 949 registered Arizona voters between September 3 and September 5.