"Yeah, quite surprising. I would honestly, sometimes you look at the numbers and you just go, Whoa, it kind of pops off the screen!' This is going to be a contrarian take. What are we talking about? Well, you know, Matt was mentioning about the econ[omy] playing such an important role in last year's presidential election, the top problem facing the U.S. is economic, per Gallup, began Enten."
"And more than that, we're talking about across all of the different political groups, right? Democrats, independents, Republicans, we see that the percentage who say the top problem is economic has been falling, has been falling, has been falling through the floor, he continued. And more that that, you know, we're taking about inflation. The percentage of Americans who say that the top problem is inflation has also been falling. Which is, I think, very much surprising."
Recent polling shows the percentage of Americans naming the economy as the top national problem fell from about 43% last year to roughly 24% now. The decline spans Democrats, independents and Republicans rather than being isolated to a single party. The share of Americans citing inflation as the top problem has also decreased. Historically the average share saying the economy is the top problem in midterm elections is about 35%; the current 24% is below that norm. The shift stands out amid ongoing economic news and contrasts with expectations that economic concerns would remain dominant.
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