American voters are deeply upset with the current situation in the United States, expressing concern about high inflation and disapproving of the Joe Biden government, according to polls released Tuesday by the Associated Press (AP) and CNN.
Americans who voted in Tuesday’s midterm elections expressed deep dismay at the current situation in the United States and its future, according to the AP poll.
High inflation and concerns about the fragility of democracy played a role in their voting decisions, it adds.
The detailed portrait of the US electorate is based on preliminary results from VoteCast, a broad survey of more than 90,000 voters across the country conducted for AP by NORC at the University of Chicago.
Half of voters say inflation significantly influenced their vote, as food, gas, housing and other spending soared this year, giving Republicans room to criticize President Joe Biden.
Slightly fewer, 44%, said the future of democracy was their top consideration, and during the campaign, Biden warned of the threat to democracy posed by Republicans, and in particular supporters of Donald Trump.
Since the 2018 election, voters have grown increasingly demoralized as the country’s political divisions deepen.
Roughly three-quarters say the country is headed in the wrong direction, a higher number than VoteCast polls of voters in 2018 and 2020.
Inflation has dealt a heavy blow to the well-being of many Americans, with one-third of voters saying their families are struggling financially, almost double the percentage of voters who said that problem two years ago. A similar percentage say they are not sure they can keep up with their spending.
Democrats, on the other hand, are seeking to capitalize on their constituency’s outrage over the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that enshrines the right to abortion.
Overall, seven in 10 voters said the decision was a major factor in midterm voting decisions.
VoteCast also shows that the reversal was largely unpopular: About six in ten say they are angry or dissatisfied with this Supreme Court decision. Approximately six out of ten said they were in favor of a law that guarantees access to legal abortion throughout the country.
Crime was also a major factor for most voters, with half saying the Biden administration has made the country less safe.
According to the CNN survey, 39% of voters in these interim elections are dissatisfied with the direction of the country, 34% feel “angry”, 20% are satisfied and 5% are excited.
As for the opinion about the role of Joe Biden as president of the USA, 54% disapprove of his government and only 18% voted for the Democrat, compared to 32% who voted against and 48% who said that Biden was not a factor in his vote. .
Finally, 46% of those surveyed said that Biden’s policies had a detrimental effect on the country, compared to 36% who said the measures taken helped the US and 16% who said they did not. no difference.
The US midterm elections taking place today will determine which party controls Congress for the final two years of President Joe Biden’s term, with 36 state governments and several statewide referendums on action on key issues, including abortion. and soft drugs.
At stake will be the 435 seats in the House of Representatives, where Democrats currently hold a narrow five-seat majority, and 35 seats in the Senate, where Democrats hold a majority only thanks to a runoff vote by Vice President Kamala Harris. .
Elections can not only change the face of the US Congress, but also bring to power governors and local officials who are fully committed to the ideas of Donald Trump. A very strong defeat in these next elections could further complicate the scenario of a second presidential term for Joe Biden.
Source: TSF
