# NYTimes: Trump supporter focus group's ongoing and updated score card **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 14, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nytimes-trump-supporter-focus-groups-ongoing-and-updated-score-card/1026690 "2026-01-14T16:25:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nytimes-trump-supporter-focus-groups-ongoing-and-updated-score-card/1026690/21 "2026-01-15T07:30:12Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Well, some of those things are true, inflation is down from the first three years of Bidens term. But up from his last year. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nytimes-trump-supporter-focus-groups-ongoing-and-updated-score-card/1026690/22 "2026-01-15T19:45:53Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > But up from his last year. For 2025, the _average_ inflation rate is _slightly_ lower than the average of 2024. > **[Current U.S. Inflation Rates: 2000-2026](https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/current-inflation-rates/)** > > The annual inflation rate in the United States was 2.7% for the 12 months ending December, the same as previously, according to U.S. Labor Department data released on January 13, 2026. The next update is scheduled for February 11 at 8:30 a.m. ET, and... ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nytimes-trump-supporter-focus-groups-ongoing-and-updated-score-card/1026690/23 "2026-01-15T20:40:48Z")
If you believe the numbers coming out of the BLS, which we have no reason to. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nytimes-trump-supporter-focus-groups-ongoing-and-updated-score-card/1026690.md?page=1)