Americans support Inflation Reduction Act measures

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A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Americans are only moderately familiar (41%) with the “Inflation Reduction Act”, bill which has since been passed in the Senate. …

When it comes to specific provisions in the law, Americans are most supportive of allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies (71%), incentives to lower the cost of all forms of renewable energy (65%), extending health insurance subsidies for middle-income Americans getting insurance through the Affordable Care Act (64%), and making it more difficult for investors to take advantage of capital gains loopholes in the tax code (62%). CONTINUED

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As gun violence remains a major concern, Americans favor stricter regulations

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The latest FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos Election Tracking poll finds crime or gun violence remains among Americans’ top concerns, albeit distantly behind inflation for most, and that a majority believe gun violence is a larger issue than crime. At the same time, just over six in 10 Americans believe it is more important to control gun violence than protect gun rights, and that the U.S. should have stricter restrictions on gun ownership. In fact, a number of possible restrictions garner bipartisan support. CONTINUED

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Will improving economic news be enough to help the incumbent party in November?

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Every election cycle since the phrase was popularized in the 1992 presidential campaign, voters are reminded by politicians and pundits alike that elections almost always come down to one simple concept: “It’s the economy, stupid.”

The 2022 midterm cycle has not parted from that tradition.

But as the fall approaches the better question might be which economy? Or better yet, the economy from what time of year? CONTINUED

Dante Chinni, NBC News

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National poll of Latino voters—priorities, values, policy perspectives, and views of and outreach from the parties

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In a period that has brought the shock of Uvalde, restrictions on women’s rights, and climate-related destruction, this large poll of 2,750 Latino voters found that their priorities have experienced a seismic shift, with gun violence/crime and abortion rising dramatically, while putting an exclamation point on the rising cost of living and jobs, traditionally at the top of this community’s long-standing concerns. While not at the top, Immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship continues to receive very strong support, including executive action if Congress does not act. Over half of Latino voters say they could not back a candidate supported or endorsed by White supremacist/nationalists groups. Both parties remain underwater compared to previous peak levels of support from Hispanic voters, putting a premium on the parties to address their chronic under-engagement with these voters. CONTINUED

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Majority of Americans would vote in favor of abortion legality in hypothetical state-level ballot measure

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With abortion no longer a constitutional right after the overturn of Roe v. Wade, a new Ipsos poll, provided exclusively to USA Today, finds that seven in ten Americans, regardless of party affiliation, would support their state using a ballot measure to decide abortion rights at the state level. In such a hypothetical state-level ballot measure, most Americans say they would vote in favor of abortion legality; although, partisan divides in support of abortion legality exist. CONTINUED

Mallory Newall & Charlie Rollason, Ipsos

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Biden approval rises to 40%, highest in two months, Reuters/Ipsos shows

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U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rose this week to its highest level since early June following a string of legislative victories, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll completed on Tuesday. The two-day national poll found that 40% of Americans approve of Biden’s job performance, a level of support that is historically low for a U.S. president.

But the recent upward turn in Biden’s approval rating – including gains in each of the last three weeks – could temper the concern among his Democrats that the party is poised to take a drubbing in the Nov. 8 midterm elections, when Republicans hope to seize control of the U.S. Congress. CONTINUED

Jason Lange, Reuters

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