The Sconi

Steve Cortes, the president and founder of the League of American Workers (LAW) said higher food prices are a source of stress for which Wisconsin voters are blaming President Biden.

“The grocery store checkout line has become an occasion of shock and stress,” Cortes told The Sconi. “A 63% supermajority of Wisconsin voters blame Biden for higher food prices.”

“Our survey also reveals that real wages crash, as incomes have kept pace with inflation for only 30% of hard-working Wisconsin citizens,” Cortes said.

A poll released April 10 by LAW found that 42% of Wisconsin voters blame Biden a “great deal” for rising food prices, with another 21% feeling the president bears “some” of the blame.

That same poll found that, while Biden and former President Donald Trump are tied in Wisconsin in the the race for the 2024 White House, 54% of Wisconsin voters say they were better off financially under Trump. 

The LAW survey was conducted among 600 likely Wisconsin voters on April 6-9, 2024 by North Star Public Opinion Research. 

Founded in 2022 by political strategist and commentator Steve Cortes, LAW conducts research and develops proposals on public policies impacting American workers and the economy.

An analysis of Meijer grocery ads published by The Sconi yesterday found the cost of ham in Wisconsin has increased by 293% since 2020.

A one pound spiral sliced half ham at the supermarket chain cost $0.89 in April 2020, which is $2.60 less than the $3.49/lb cost of the same ham in April 2024. 

The analysis also found a 303% price increase for asparagus, a 100% increase in the price of potato chips, and a 114% increase in the price of a bone-in rib roast. 

Those numbers outpace the supposed 2.2% inflation rate for food for the last year, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).