The rising power of independents has been trending in national politics for decades, writes The Winston Group’s David Winston in today’s column for Roll Call. Independents now wield indisputable clout. And they aren’t happy.
In the most recent Winning the Issues survey (May 30-June 2), 71 percent of independents said the country, overall, was seriously off on the wrong track.
Their take on the economy was equally grim, with 72 percent saying the economy was seriously off on the wrong track. Not surprisingly, 51 percent pointed to the economy as their most important issue, including inflation, gas prices and jobs as serious concerns. By contrast, the next biggest issues were national spending/deficit (7 percent), health care (6 percent) and immigration (5 percent).
Independents don’t see the Biden economy getting fixed.
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