Republicans head into the midterms facing a tougher political environment than the one that cost them the House in 2018, when health care was a defining issue for voters. Donald Trump is even less popular, and Americans’ views of the economy have deteriorated dramatically: just 27% approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, down 22 points from 2018. And once again, health care is shaping up to be a defining issue, putting Republicans on the defensive — only this time they have a record of slashing Medicaid, ripping away health care tax credits, and driving up costs. Recent polling shows just how far Republicans have fallen behind — what Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy called “a warning light flashing red for the GOP scrambling to stay in power.”
🚨According to Polling from CNN, Health Care Is a Top Priority for Voters Heading Into November
- 85 of voters said health care will be “extremely” or “very” important to their vote for Congress, compared to 78% in November 2018.
- 54% of voters said health care will be “extremely important” to their vote for Congress, compared to 48% in November 2018.
🚨A Quinnipiac University Poll Reveals that the Public Overwhelmingly Trusts Democrats Over Republicans to Handle Health Care
- 55% of voters trust Democrats to handle health care, compared to just 31% who trust Republicans.
🚨In a Survey of Rural Americans, a KFF/AP Poll Found Health Care Costs Are a Top Election Issue, and Central to Concerns About Affordability and the Cost of Living.
- 66% of rural Americans say they are “very” or “somewhat” worried about being able to afford health care.
- 90% of rural Americans say it is “extremely” or “very” important for candidates to talk about health care.
- Rural Americans largely say Trump’s health care agenda has impacted their lives negatively.
🚨New Navigator Polling Finds Voters Overwhelmingly Support Democrats’ Fighting for an Affordable America Agenda
- 73% of voters support the agenda that would lower the cost of groceries, gas, housing, and healthcare while holding corporations that unfairly drive up costs accountable, including
- 65% of independents and non-MAGA Republicans
- 55% of MAGA Republicans