I-5 wrote:I'd say if the economy was the big issue, republicans should have done much better. I do think a repudiation of Trump was a factor, but I think Roe v Wade is bigger than you think. The 2 issues together are powerful. Will be intereting to see if the republicans are ready to dump Trump. It's going to be messy, because Trump is going to try to bring everything down if he goes down. He has no limits.
Here's another poll showing that inflation was the bigger issue, 32% vs. 27%:
Asked which issue mattered most this year, nearly a third of voters nationwide (32%) said inflation, and just over a quarter (27%) said abortion.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-e ... -rcna56258
Plus, as I said, not everyone in that 27% was pro-choice. According to the results I posted earlier, only 61% of voters disagreed with the R v Wade decision, meaning that a certain number of those that felt abortion was the biggest issue are pro-life. So, if you factor that in, it knocks that 27% down to somewhere in the low 20's. And most of those that are pro-life were going to vote Democratic, anyway.
Here's another survey that lists abortion, at 6%, as the 5th most important issue, behind the economy, health care, climate, and the economy:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/131 ... ection-us/
I'm ecstatic that the R's seem poised to dump Trump, and I'm glad that most of the election deniers lost their elections. I like that part of this election more than any other result.