Price of groceries a huge 2022 election issue

 Matt Margolis:

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While it did appear that the abortion issue had changed the dynamics of the 2022 midterm elections, abortion is not the driving issue that will send voters to the polls in November. According to a new survey conducted by the Trafalgar Group in conjunction with Convention of States Action, nearly 70% of likely 2022 voters indicated that the price of groceries is impacting their motivation to vote. The poll found that “68.3 percent of voters say that the increase in the price of groceries is impacting their motivation to vote in the 2022 election,” with 51.2% saying their motivation has increased “very much” and 17.1% saying it increased “somewhat.”

Related: Biden Washes His Hands of Gas Prices Now That They’re Going Back Up

Broken down by ideology, 64.1% of Independent voters, 89.4% of Republican voters, and 43.4% of Democrat voters say that the increase in the price of groceries is impacting their motivation to vote in the 2022 election.

“This data reveals that skyrocketing grocery prices are really starting to hit Americans hard, even beyond the initial pinch they have been feeling due to surging inflation. Voters are keenly aware that this is the result of disastrous and reckless policies being pursued by the Biden Administration such as the so-called ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ which ironically increases spending and therefore further drives inflation,” said Mark Meckler, President of the Convention of States. “Election observers are constantly looking for that one, top of mind issue that is affecting the mood–ultimately the decisions–of the electorate, and when almost 70% of voters indicate they are mad enough about food prices that it makes them more likely to vote, that’s a real-time indicator that it’s an issue which as risen to that status.”

The price of many items at the grocery store is higher than the average inflation figures from the government.  Personally, I am also still angry about the price of gas which is on the rise again.

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