Surging costs of living top US voter concerns

Rising cost of living tops US voter concerns

A Pew Research Center survey found that 84% of early voters cited the economy as their biggest concern, as soaring prices for fuel, food and other essentials strain household budgets.

Surging costs of living top US voter concerns

A whopping 84 percent of voters who have cast their ballots early listed the economy as their biggest concern this election cycle, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Kyler Daugherty, a 43-year-old health care worker, summed up the sentiment as he filled up his gas tank in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. "It's ridiculous. I mean, everything's gone up, from food to transportation to gas prices," he told AFP. Fuel costs have skyrocketed ar…

Healthcare costs are on Pennsylvania voters’ minds

An urgent care nurse says healthcare costs have patients waiting until it’s an emergency, and she’s feeling the squeeze herself at the pharmacy counter.

Healthcare costs are on Michigan voters’ minds

In a park in Allegan, a canvasser found common ground with a voter from the other side of the aisle by talking about healthcare costs and his uninsured baby.

Healthcare costs top voters’ concerns ahead of the midterms

Canvassers in Arizona and across the country say healthcare costs come up at nearly every door, from medical debt to rationed prescriptions.

Cost of living, healthcare top concerns for voters in race between Jamie Ager and Jennifer Balkcom

The battle for Congress in western North Carolina will help determine control of Congress in January. Here’s what one nonpartisan group canvassing voters across the region found are voters’ top priorities. The post Cost of living, healthcare top concerns for voters in race between Jamie Ager and Jennifer Balkcom appeared first on Cardinal & Pine.