The public is feeling the pinch from inflation this holiday season

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Many adults are feeling the impacts of inflation on their holiday celebrations this year. Most say they have experienced higher-than-usual prices in recent months for groceries, gas, electricity, and holiday gifts. The public was already feeling the impacts of inflation back in December 2021, but the impacts are more widespread this holiday season. CONTINUED

AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research

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Government Remains Americans’ Top Problem in 2022

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For the seventh year in the past decade, Americans name dissatisfaction with the government as the nation’s top problem in 2022. An average of 19% of U.S. adults have mentioned some aspect of the government as the most important problem facing the country in Gallup’s 11 measures this year. The government edges out the high cost of living or inflation (16%) and outpaces the economy in general (12%). Further down the list, immigration, unifying the country, COVID-19, race relations and crime each average 4% to 6% of mentions in 2022. CONTINUED

Megan Brenan, Gallup

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Where public opinion diverges on LGBTQ rights

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… Support for same-sex marriage, as well as laws protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination in housing, employment, and other basic needs, has continually increased, even over the last few years. Support for nondiscrimination protections is even higher than support for same-sex marriage, at nearly 80 percent. …

When it comes to issues involving transgender people specifically, though, public opinion is moving in a different direction. …

Why might these two trends be occurring simultaneously? The culture war front has moved on from same-sex marriage to find issues that have more traction. And there is more traction on transgender issues because often people don’t understand it, or even know anyone who is transgender. CONTINUED

Natalie Jackson, National Journal

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Trump in trouble: Republican support for his 2024 bid falls amid political, legal setbacks

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Republican support for Donald Trump’s presidential bid in 2024 has cratered, an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, as the former president is beleaguered by midterm losses and courtroom setbacks. By 2-1, GOP and GOP-leaning voters now say they want Trump’s policies but a different standard-bearer to carry them. While 31% want the former president to run, 61% prefer some other Republican nominee who would continue the policies Trump has pursued.

They have a name in mind: Two-thirds of Republicans and those inclined to vote Republican want Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president. By double digits, 56% to 33%, they prefer DeSantis over Trump. CONTINUED

Susan Page, USA Today

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Inflation Expectations Decline Across All Horizons; Income and Labor Market Expectations Strengthen

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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data today released the November 2022 Survey of Consumer Expectations, which shows that inflation expectations decreased in November at the short, medium, and longer terms. Home price growth expectations continued to decline. Labor market expectations strengthened, while household income growth expectations increased to a new series high. CONTINUED

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

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CNN Poll: Americans are split over confidence in incoming House GOP majority or Biden

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Americans divide almost evenly over whether they have more confidence in the newly empowered Republicans in the US House of Representatives (51%) or in President Joe Biden (49%) to deal with the major issues facing the country today, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

But asked about the impact of Republican control of the House on several major issues, the public anticipates positive changes in few areas. …

Half of Americans currently say the GOP’s views and policies are too extreme, rather than generally mainstream, while 44% call the Democratic Party too extreme – both numbers are little changed since last summer.

Both Democrats and Republicans largely express contentment with the states of their parties, but more than 3 in 10 within each party say they’d like to see significant changes. CONTINUED

Jennifer Agiesta & Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN

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