Kast’s honeymoon is over

Kast’s honeymoon period is over, as soaring energy prices and issues with his flagship security policy have tanked his ratings. The right-wing leader is seeking a reset: in a bid to get the ball rolling on his security agenda, which he felt was moving too slowly, Kast pledged on Monday to intervene in 50 neighborhoods with high levels of criminal activity. But that’s not the only issue he faces. Voters don’t see any discernible difference in his immigration policy, even though he said on the campaign trail that he would rapidly deport undocumented migrants, and the economic outlook looks dark amid surging inflation and unemployment. Kast, it appears, has his work cut out.