Poll after poll after poll show that Americans are concerned with these. Seriously, every election features economic issues at the top. People always worry about their money. So, why have Democrats been running on abortion and ‘climate change’?
Economy and inflation top public’s agenda going into midterm elections: POLL
About half of Americans say either the economy or inflation is the most important issue in their vote for Congress, making pocketbook issues by far the most dominant in the run up to the midterm elections, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll.
Taken individually, 26% identify the economy as their single most important issue determining their vote while 23% cite inflation. Nearly three out of four Republicans point to the two economic concerns as a priority, compared to only 29% of Democrats per the ABC News/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel.
Democrats are much more likely than Republicans to say abortion, gun violence and climate change are the top reasons for their vote, according to the poll.
Importantly, independents closely mirror the national numbers, with 49% having the combination of inflation and the economy above all others.
It’s that last one that’s a big problem for Democrats: Independents looking at Democrats and saying “food is expensive. Energy is expensive. Clothes for my kids are expensive. Just going away for a weekend is expensive. Housing is expensive. Cars are expensive. Many foods are unavailable. And Dems are yapping about abortion, trying to take guns away from law abiding citizens while going soft on criminals, and raising my cost of living with their ‘climate change’ fanaticism? Hell no!” And Democratic candidates could easily lose the votes of the middle ground Dem voters. They might not vote GOP, they’ll just not vote.
The top two reasons for vote choice vary little by race and ethnicity. Regarding the economy and inflation, 45% of Black Americans and 47% of Hispanic Americans prioritize the pair of issues, essentially the same as the general public.
Again, they might not vote GOP, they might just not bother voting. Perhaps some Blacks are starting to realize that the DNC patronizes them, telling them that abortion and climate affect minorities more than anyone else, assuming that Blacks cannot survive without the helpful hand of Government.
We shall see in slightly over a week.
