Beef prices become a pocketbook issue in the midterms

What BBN said about it

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAcross the country, voters heading into the midterms keep asking the same thing: where's the beef, and how much does it cost?

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Associated Press reports that beef prices have become a pocketbook issue, one that voters feel directly every time they stand at the meat counter.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe reporting makes the point plainly: this is not an abstract number on a chart.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt is a line on a grocery receipt, and people read that receipt before they read any poll.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWhat to watch next is whether candidates in both parties can answer the question at the counter, because voters are asking it of everyone, and the AP does not say anyone has a ready answer.