A newly released poll shows many of Americans' top concerns going into the 2022 midterms are driven by economic woes
* A newly released poll shows 67% of Americans' top concerns going into the 2022 midterms are driven by economic woes
* Only 37% of respondents think the coronavirus pandemic is a priority compared to 53% who felt that way in the poll taken last year
* Many contribute the shift to pandemic fatigue
* Concerns over cost of living have doubled in the last year from 12% to 24%
* Inflation was at less than 1% last year compared to 14% in the poll taken early December by AP-NORC
* Despite massive COVID case spikes in December, Americans still felt the priority for government in 2022 should be on the economy
Concerns over the economy are overshadowing the pandemic as a whopping 68 per cent of Americans name financial and economic worries as a main issue heading into the midterm elections.
An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows only 37 per cent of Americans name the coronavirus as one of their top five priorities in 2022.
At the same time last year, 53 per cent of respondents named the COVID-19 pandemic in the open-ended question.
The left has now spent two years focusing on the coronavirus responses – but the issue is receding in the minds of Americans after two years of ongoing restrictions, mask mandates and lockdowns, despite Omicron being far less severe than previous strains.
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WNU Editor: Since the start of the pandemic I have always been worried about the economy. So I am not surprised that while all of us are concerned about getting sick, bread and butter issues are a growing concern for most families.