US Edition37 percent of Trump voters say cost of living worst in memory: Survey
A Politico/Public First poll shows 37% of Trump 2024 voters say the cost of living is the worst they remember, with many assigning blame to both Trump and Biden.
- A Politico survey conducted between Nov. 14 and Nov. 17 found 37% of people who backed Trump in 2024 said the cost of living is `the worst` they can remember, released Thursday.
- He called the affordability crisis a `scam` and a Democrat-crafted `con-job` during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, while Democratic candidates won races in New York City, New Jersey and Virginia by focusing on affordability.
- Supporters' responses break down as follows: 34% said costs were bad but worse before, 18% said the president holds full responsibility, and 25% said he is mostly or entirely responsible.
- Cracks are forming in President Donald Trump's coalition, and experts warned the results could spell doom for Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections if the economy does not turn around.
- The White House told Politico that Americans should blame President Joe Biden, with spokesperson Kush Desai saying cleaning up Biden's economic disaster is a Day One priority and `the best is yet to come`.
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Trump says affordability is a 'con job' — but nearly three-quarters of his voters think the cost of living is bad or the worst ever
A Politico poll found that 37% of Americans who voted for Trump in 2024 believe the cost of living is the worst they can ever remember, and 34% say it's bad but can think of other times when it was worse.
MAGA 'feeling the pinch' as majority say they’re facing the 'worst cost of living crisis'
Over a third of those who voted for President Donald Trump say they're facing the worst cost of living yet, blaming the president for their economic woes, according to The Independent."MAGA is feeling the pinch," writes Brendan Rascius, who adds that "more than one-third of President Donald Trump’s own voters believe the cost of living in the U.S. is the worst they’ve ever seen."Pointing to the most recent poll by Politico, Rascius adds that "mo…
37 percent of Trump voters say cost of living worst in memory: Survey
More than a third of President Trump’s 2024 voters say they are struggling more than ever to afford life’s everyday expenses, according to The Politico Poll. In the mid-November survey, conducted shortly after this year’s elections, 37 percent of Trump voters agree that “the cost of living here is the worst I can ever remember...
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