Posted on 11/01/2022 12:35:16 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Republicans have the edge over Democrats with one week to go before the midterm elections — boosted by a major swing toward the GOP among white suburban women, a new poll released on Tuesday found.
The Wall Street Journal survey shows 46% of registered voters would support the Republican candidate in their congressional district, while 44% would support the Democrat.
While the GOP’s edge is within the poll’s margin of error, the survey shows Republicans erasing Democrats’ three-percentage-point lead on the generic ballot from August (47%-44%).
The poll also shows white suburban women — who the Journal’s pollsters say make up 20% of the electorate — favor the GOP by 15 percentage points, a 26-point swing from August.
A whopping 71% of voters believe the economy is going in the wrong direction, a nine-point jump from August, while just 19% say it’s headed in the right direction.
At the same time, 71% also say the country is heading in the wrong direction – a three percentage point increase from August and an eight percentage point hike from March.
“The focus on the economic stuff, particularly inflation, is helpful to the GOP headed into the final stretch,” Republican pollster Tony Fabrizio, who conducted the survey with Democratic pollster John Anzalone, told the Journal.
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This is about the cash register tape at the grocery store. It’s finally sinking in that butter shouldn’t cost 6.50-7 dollars.
Virtue signalling also loses its appeal when you cant afford anything.
Boy, howdy! Do they ever!!!
“Virtue signalling also loses its appeal when you cant afford anything.”
Virtue signalling is most attractive when it is perceived to have no personal cost.
The successful Republican strategy would be to show Dem-leaning women the real personal costs, to them, of supporting Democrats.
It’s now time when suburbanites with oil heat traditionally make sure their tanks are full for the winter.
They are getting sticker shock, and it may affect their votes, even in Massachusetts.
Good point and reminder: virtue signaling infers no actual personal investment/cost in time or resources, thus making the gesture hollow
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