The mid-term elections are a month away, and even CNN is admitting a hot-button topic on voters’ minds as they head to the polls is something Americans are dealing with in every major city. Out-of-control crime.
Abortion is not, and will not be, the focal point of what’s motivating voters.
Nancy Pelosi predicted to Stephen Colbert on his CBS late-night political program that she thinks Democrats will still control the House after the votes are tallied. Still, other informed observers and statisticians think her days as Speaker of the House could be numbered.
Harry Enten is a statistician who appeared on CNN’s “New Day,” and he hinted that the Republicans could be in for a very enjoyable election evening. He cited a study by Monmouth University that showed 82% of respondents thought inflation was the most critical issue for the federal government to fix, followed very closely by crime.
The abortion issue is below unemployment, immigration, and infrastructure as the most vital issues.
Enter used NBC News and Fox News as sources to make a point that when asked which political party voters trusted more on key issues of crime and the economy, Republicans were favored by a whopping 23% on crime and 19% on the economy.
Here’s what Enten said about this discrepancy between the two parties on the most critical issues.
“Democrats do not want to be in this ballpark. They want to be talking about abortion. … The more that voters care about crime, the worse it is for Democrats.”
Another poll Berman referenced is a Gallup poll that showed that of the issues of crime and the economy, 48% said the GOP would handle them better. 37% of those in that poll felt Democrats were better equipped to handle it.
Here’s what Enten said about it.
“This is a huge gap. An eleven-point gap, which is what we have right now, and I looked at all the mid-term elections going back to 1946; this eleven-point edge is near the top.”
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