Whatever else is on Americans’ minds — and that’s a long list right now — the state of the economy looms large in any US election. That spells big trouble for Democrats in November’s midterm vote. A new study by Bloomberg Economics takes one gauge with a knack of predicting […] Read more »
Consumers adjust to inflation as labor market expectations worsen
Consumer sentiment was essentially unchanged from June, when it had reached an all-time low for the survey, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. … Overall, the index rose by 1.5 index points in July, well within the margin of error and remaining almost 37% below a year […] Read more »
USA Today/Suffolk University Poll: 100 days before the midterms, Americans aren’t happy about their options
Key Points• Democrats lead the congressional ballot 44%-40%, better than an even split in June.• Across every demographic group, most Americans say the country is on the wrong track.• Top issues? Only the economy, abortion and inflation cited by double digits.• At stake in November is the power to pass […] Read more »
Consumer Confidence Declined Moderately in July
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® decreased in July, following a larger decline in June. The Index now stands at 95.7 (1985=100), down 2.7 points from 98.4 in June. … “Consumer confidence fell for a third consecutive month in July,” said Lynn Franco, Senior Director of Economic Indicators at The […] Read more »
Battling To A Democratic Win In 2022
Democrats face the most daunting internal problems and headwinds getting to a winning margin in the 2022 midterms, yet this angry and Republican-leaning electorate gives them a 2-point margin in the vote. Democracy Corps conducted a national web survey among 2,500 registered voters from July 8-16, 2022. The data includes […] Read more »
AARP Poll of 56 Most Competitive Congressional Districts Shows Tight Race for Control of Congress, Voters Focused on Pocketbook Issues
Today, AARP released the findings of a poll of likely voters from the 56 most competitive congressional districts for 2022. The survey found a generic Republican candidate with 4-point advantage over the generic Democratic candidate and that voters age 50 and over make up over 60% of likely voters in […] Read more »