{"id":1206244,"date":"2022-01-10T21:49:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T02:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1206244"},"modified":"2022-01-10T21:50:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T02:50:10","slug":"ap-poll-economy-inflation-americans-top-concerns-covid-19-takes-back-seat-as-midterms-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-poll-economy-inflation-americans-top-concerns-covid-19-takes-back-seat-as-midterms-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Poll: Economy, Inflation Americans\u2019 Top Concerns, COVID-19 Takes Back Seat As Midterms Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fap-poll-economy-inflation-americans-top-concerns-covid-19-takes-back-seat-as-midterms-approach%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1206244&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new poll finds that Americans\u2019 political priorities have shifted away from COVID-19 related concerns and toward the economy, as the 2022 midterms begin in earnest.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-pandemic-joe-biden-business-health-elections-bb16c5c52e2bf719ec8a0c5415aaf66c\">poll<\/a>, conducted by the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found that just 37% of Americans named the COVID-19 pandemic as one of the top 5 priorities they want the federal government to address in 2022, a steep drop from the 53% who named it a priority at the beginning of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, nearly twice as many voters saw the economy as a top concern, with 68% of respondents naming the economy as a priority. AP reported that number was about the same as last year, but anxiety about inflation has sharply risen \u2014 14% of voters listed inflation as a priority concern, up from less than 1% in 2021. The cost of living also rose sharply as a priority, up to 24% from 12% last year.<\/p>\n<p>AP notes that the poll was conducted in December before concerns about the Omicron variant took hold, but respondents, including self-identified Democrats, said in follow-up interviews that Omicron did not impact their considerations. Many of those polled told the outlet that they were optimistic after reports indicated that Omicron was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fauci-data-suggest-omicron-less-severe-than-delta\">less severe<\/a> than previous variants of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 concerns taking a back seat to economic woes represents a critical challenge for the Biden administration, which came into the White House with a promise to \u201cshut down\u201d the virus, the AP reported. But the continued prevalence of the virus has \u201cundermined the new president\u2019s message,\u201d the outlet remarked. The Daily Wire previously reported that Biden\u2019s advisors have urged him to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/advisers-plea-with-biden-to-change-his-coronavirus-strategy-as-he-fails-to-shut-down-the-virus-report\">change his messaging<\/a> on COVID-19 toward living with the virus, after he failed to follow through on his promise to bring an end to the pandemic. The report came shortly after Biden admitted in a conference with the National Governors Association that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/after-promising-to-shut-down-the-virus-biden-now-claims-there-is-no-federal-solution\">there is no federal solution<\/a>\u201d to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The AP report coincides with tracking conducted by poll aggregator <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/coronavirus-polls\/\">FiveThirtyEight<\/a>, which found that voters\u2019 approval on the administration\u2019s handling of the pandemic has steadily declined since Biden took office. Biden\u2019s approval on COVID-19 currently sits at 46.6%, with 45.5% disapproval.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration also faces a significant uphill battle on economic issues themselves. A recent Fox Business poll shows that voters have \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/voters-have-low-expectations-for-bidens-economic-management-pollster\">low expectations<\/a>\u201d of Biden\u2019s ability to handle the economy. The Daily Wire reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/voters-think-biden-making-inflation-worse\">survey<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 conducted between December 11 and December 14 \u2014 47% of Americans believe that Biden\u2019s actions are \u201churting\u201d the situation, while only 22% believe they are \u201chelping.\u201d Likewise, 46% believe that Biden\u2019s social spending plan would \u201cpush inflation higher,\u201d while 21% believe it would \u201chelp lower inflation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOne thing the president has going for him is low expectations,\u201d Democratic pollster Chris Anderson explained. \u201cIf the spending plans start to have positive impacts in people\u2019s lives, maybe some will reconsider their view of Biden.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Other insights from the poll show, from Fox News:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Two-thirds think Biden\u2019s leadership is at least somewhat responsible for inflation \u2014 and about the same number blame regular economic cycles. Larger and roughly equivalent majorities blame the pandemic, government spending and regulations, and company price gouging.&nbsp;Rising prices over the last six months have caused financial hardship for two-thirds of voters. That climbs to three-quarters among those living in lower-income households.&nbsp;By more than two-to-one, people say the president\u2019s economic policies have hurt rather than helped them personally. That\u2019s largely driven by almost two-thirds of Republicans saying they\u2019ve been hurt \u2014 nearly five times the number of Democrats who say the same. For comparison, one-third of Democrats said they had been hurt by former President Donald Trump\u2019s economic policies in a December 2018 Fox News survey.Just 1 in 6 voters say they are better off financially than they were a year ago, and a majority rates their personal financial situation negatively. That\u2019s a reversal since August, when over half said their finances were in positive shape.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new poll finds that Americans\u2019 political priorities have shifted away from COVID-19 related concerns and toward the economy, as the 2022 midterms begin in earnest. 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