Ok, I'm sorry...you fell for that headline. It does sound a bit arrogant, but let's face it I'm a jackass.
Ok, let's get down to brass tacks. Most folks are pissed about crime and inflation. You know which party is getting the lion's share of the blame, right? It rhymes with Democrat.
Sure, folks are also pissed about Roe v Wade, but that's down the list and varies from state to state. It's a good horse for the Dems to ride but in the end won't hunt. What I'm trying to say here is that Joe needs a miracle this November. He needs Trump to do something really big!
Inflation, Crime Still Top Concerns for Voters
Rasmussen Polling
Monday, August 22, 2022
The issues most important to American voters haven’t changed all year, as inflation and violent crime remain atop the list.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 85% of Likely U.S. voters are at least somewhat concerned about inflation, including 57% who are Very Concerned. That’s almost unchanged since May. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
While concerns about abortion rights have increased since the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, most voters are still more worried about crime. Eighty-six percent (86%) of voters are at least somewhat concerned about violent crime, including 61% who are Very Concerned. Seventy percent (70%) of voters are at least somewhat concerned about abortion rights, including 50% who are Very Concerned.
While 67% of Democrats are Very Concerned about abortion rights, that sentiment is shared by only 38% of Republicans and 45% of voters not affiliated with either major party. By comparison, majorities of all political categories – 73% of Republicans, 50% of Democrats and 62% of unaffiliated voters – are Very Concerned about violent crime.
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The survey of 1,000 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on August 17-18, 2022 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 2 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
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Seventy-five percent (75%) of Likely Voters are at least somewhat concerned about preventing cheating in elections, including 60% who are Very Concerned. Sixty-nine percent (69%) are concerned about illegal immigration, including 50% who are Very Concerned. Sixty-two percent (62%) are concerned about climate change, including 41% who are Very Concerned.
Far more Democrats (60%) than Republicans (23%) or unaffiliated voters (40%) are Very Concerned about climate change.
The top two issues that Democrats are Very Concerned about are abortion rights and climate change, but these are the issues that both Republicans and unaffiliated voters are least concerned about.
More women voters are concerned about violent crime (90%) than abortion rights (75%). Men are more likely than women voters to be Very Concerned about inflation.
Black voters are more likely to be Very Concerned about preventing cheating in elections (65%) or violent crime (61%) than about either abortion rights (43%) or climate change (39%). Whites are more concerned about abortion rights than blacks or other minorities.
Voters under 40 are most likely to be concerned about climate change. However, even among under-40 voters, more are concerned about inflation (86%) and violent crime (83%) than about climate change (73%).
Fifty-four percent (54%) of voters with annual incomes above $200,000 are Very Concerned about climate change, but that opinion is shared by only 36% of voters with incomes between $30,000 and $50,000.
Government employees are significantly more likely than private sector workers to be concerned about abortion rights and climate change.
President Joe Biden’s strongest supporters are most concerned about climate change and abortion rights. Among voters who Strongly Approve of Biden’s job performance as president, 80% are Very Concerned about climate change and 78% are Very Concerned about abortion rights. By contrast, among those who Strongly Disapprove of Biden’s performance, only nine percent (9%) are Very Concerned about climate change and just 27% are Very Concerned about abortion rights.
The 2022 midterm elections are now less than three months away, and Republicans have a five-point lead in their bid to recapture control of Congress.
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