As Election Looms, Republicans Gain With Voters Focusing on Economy

Recent polls show an increased likelihood of a “red wave” election, likely tied to voters settling on key issues that favor Republicans: the economy and inflation.
Republican candidates have relentlessly tied both issues to the Biden administration and Democratic Party policies.
Predictions early in 2022 favored the GOP taking a decisive congressional majority. Democrats retook momentum as social issues favoring them surged to prominence in the spring. The most notable was the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which established a constitutional right to an abortion for almost half a century.
The issue galvanized many women, a significant segment of the Democratic base, and gave the party’s candidates something to rail at and rally around….}