Honestly this fast food story is probably one of the biggest things working against Biden going into the election for most voters who weren't already stuck in their ways.

Because it finally put a concrete comparison and ability to define into the hands of every American. Because top to bottom almost everyone eats Mcdonalds at some point and knows that its supposed to be cheap food.

So its massive price increase stopped the slow frog boil that was the vague bad "inflation" and gave it a name and dollar amount, thereby showing just how bad the economy has become in a short time. Which is why they have been desperately trying to excuse it.