{"id":6201,"date":"2026-05-12T18:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/?p=6201"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:30:23","slug":"americans-anger-about-the-economy-hits-trump-and-republicans-midterm-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/?p=6201","title":{"rendered":"Americans\u2019 anger about the economy hits Trump and Republicans\u2019 midterm prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s President Donald Trump\u2019s economy \u2013 and most Americans aren\u2019t happy with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A new CNN poll<\/a> conducted by SSRS finds that 77% \u2013 including a majority of Republicans \u2013 say that Trump\u2019s policies have increased the cost of living in their own community. Roughly two-thirds of Americans say that Trump\u2019s policies have worsened economic conditions in the country. And Trump\u2019s approval rating stands at 30% on the economy, a career low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economic unhappiness has become<\/a> a fixture of the political landscape. Views of the US economy have remained underwater since the start of the pandemic, with the only exception a brief spike of optimism at the beginning of Joe Biden\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That dissatisfaction gave the Republican Party a yearslong advantage on trust to handle economic issues. Now, it\u2019s left the GOP with the brunt of the blame for Trump\u2019s second-term policies.

In the latest poll, Democrats are more trusted than the GOP to handle central economic issues, including the cost of living, helping the middle class and inflation. Significant shares of the public, however, say they trust neither party on many of those same issues.

One-third of the public approves of the way Trump is handling helping the middle class. Just 26% of Americans approve of his performance on inflation and 21% on gas prices, with significant pockets of dissatisfaction even among those who overall support his presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A majority of Republicans disapprove of his handling of gas prices. The share saying Trump\u2019s policies have made cost of living rise is up 17 points overall since last year, and up 25 points among Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distrust of both parties<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The public is close to evenly split on which political party would do a better job of dealing with the economy. That contrasts with the GOP\u2019s typical advantage on the issue during the Biden era: In one 2022 CNN survey, Americans said by a 15-point margin that the Republican Party\u2019s economic views were closer to their own.

When it comes to cost of living, Democrats hold a 9-point advantage. That\u2019s due in part to Republicans\u2019 doubts about their own party: Democratic-aligned adults are 15 points likelier than GOP-aligned adults to say their party could better address the cost of living.

Democrats also lead by double digits on trust to handle income inequality, healthcare costs and helping the middle class, with a smaller edge on handling inflation. Republicans are ahead in trust to handle the stock market, with relatively close divides on which party would do a better job of dealing with taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The divide on economic issues arguably leaves Democrats well-positioned on a set of issues with more populist appeal. The vast majority of Americans, 85%, describe themselves as working-class, middle-class or upper-middle class, and three-quarters say that the country\u2019s economic system is unfairly geared toward powerful interests. By contrast, just over half of the public reports holding any investments in the stock market, including retirement funds.

But one possible warning sign for Democrats emerges here. On each of the issues tested, more than 30% of Americans \u2013 including half or more of political independents \u2013 say they trust neither party. And by an 8-point margin, the public says that there\u2019s a bigger problem with the government giving help to too many people who \u201cdon\u2019t deserve it\u201d rather than failing to help enough people, suggesting some limits to the appetite for a more robust social safety net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The poll finds registered voters closely split in their partisan preference ahead of the midterms, with 45% saying they\u2019d support a Democratic candidate for Congress, 42% a Republican candidate, and 14% neither. Polling on congressional preference this year, including previous CNN surveys, has largely given Democrats the advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voters who aren\u2019t sold on either party\u2019s economic message tend to prefer the Democrats on the generic ballot, the CNN survey finds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How important are economic issues to the midterms?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s no doubt that economic issues are at the top of many Americans\u2019 minds heading into this year\u2019s election season. But caring about an issue isn\u2019t the same thing as deciding to vote on that basis.

Asked to pick which of six issues is the most important facing the country, 55% choose the economy and the cost of living, more than doubling the share who pick any single other issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a separate question, however, 57% say that there are other political issues that matter at least as much as the economy when it comes to this year\u2019s midterms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notably, the bloc of Americans that cares most about the economy appears to include some of the most politically persuadable. Sixty percent of \u201ctrue\u201d independents \u2013 those who don\u2019t lean toward either party \u2013 say the economy matters more than any other midterm issues, as do 52% of those who report paying relatively little attention to political news. Partisans, and those who are more attuned to politics, are more likely to place weight on other issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, Americans are about evenly split on whether or not they think that the midterm outcome is likely to have a major effect on their own finances \u2013 a shift from 2024, when amid\u00a0Trump\u2019s campaign promises<\/a>\u00a0to \u201cend inflation,\u201d most believed the presidential election could have a big impact.

Reprinted from CNN<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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