CNN Poll: Most voters say neither Republican nor Democratic congressional candidates have the right priorities

Neither Republican nor Democratic candidates for Congress are seen by most voters as having the right priorities, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The survey finds voters closely divided in their preference for this year’s midterm elections and on the potential consequences of a Republican victory. …

Economic issues are currently voters’ central concern. Nearly 7 in 10 voters (69%) currently call the economy extremely important to their congressional vote, and 67% say the same of inflation. …

Voters are evenly split on which party’s candidate they’d currently prefer in their congressional district, with 46% picking the Democrats and 46% the Republicans. That’s a modest recovery for Democrats from CNN’s May polling fielded in the days immediately following the leak of the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe, but generally on a par with generic ballot numbers from earlier in the year. CONTINUED

Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN


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