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Is Republican Support Rising Before The U.S. Midterm Elections?

USA Today: Exclusive poll: Republican support rises ahead of Election Day, with inflation driving voters  

After SCOTUS reversed Roe v. Wade, some Democrats thought the issue would disrupt typical midterm factors like views of the economy. But the new poll shows many voters going back to basics. 

 * Voters overwhelmingly view the election as a way to send a message to the White House. 

 *  Biden's upbeat reassurances on the economy aren't breaking through with voters. 

 * Asked whether inflation or abortion mattered more to them, respondents chose inflation by 56%-40%. 

Republicans are resurgent as the midterm campaign heads into its final stretch, an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, amid angst about President Joe Biden's leadership and the nation's economy. 

As Americans feel the bite of inflation in their daily lives, from eating out less often to canceling vacations, voters overwhelmingly view the election as a way to send a message to the White House – and by double digits, that message is to change course.  

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WNU Editor: I tell my Republican friends to not get cocky. President Trump was polling similar numbers in 2020 ..... 40% of Hispanics and 21% of Blacks backing Republican candidates .... but the polls were wrong and he lost the election that also ended with the Democrats winning the House and Senate.



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