On the latest edition of our new original series, Straight Up with Tiana Lowe, the Washington Examiner commentator sits down with commentary editor Conn Carroll to make sense of the numbers before the midterms. First, the two discuss independents breaking for Republicans at the eleventh hour as inflation and economic woes have drowned out Democratic messaging about abortion. Then, they dig into just how inflation — 13% across Biden’s entire presidency thus far — will continue to play out with the Federal Reserve trying to undo the damage wrought by the White House.