On the eve of the midterm elections last fall, President Biden delivered a speech in which he argued that the central issue for 2022 was the threat to our democracy. Many pundits, and even some high-profile Democrats, criticized Biden’s messaging. After all, poll after poll showed that the economy and inflation were the most critical concerns for voters, while “protecting democracy” registered in the single digits. …
The day after the midterms, however, it was Biden who had the last laugh. “Our democracy has been tested in recent years, but with their votes, the American people have spoken and proven once again that democracy is who we are.”
The progressive group End Citizens United, agreed wholeheartedly with Biden’s assessment. …
To get a better sense of how swing voters processed the threat to democracy issue in 2022, and how they are thinking about the issue going forward, ECU conducted a series of focus groups with key swing voters. I was able to listen in on three of them. One featured white, non-college women, one was with white, college men and the final group was Latino men. Impact, a Democratic polling firm, moderated the groups. CONTINUED
Amy Walter, Cook Political Report with Amy Walter
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