With gas prices continuing to surge, more than 8 in 10 Americans said pain at the pump is putting a strain on their household budgets — and a strong majority blames Trump, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

The poll also found that Trump is more unpopular than he ever has been, and he faces major declines with key groups since being sworn in for a second term. Most Americans said the economy isn’t working for them, and the war in Iran — which has directly led to those higher gas prices — continues to grow more unpopular.

Those challenges have given Democrats a distinct advantage in the midterm elections. Six months from when votes will be counted this November, Democrats lead by 10 points on the congressional ballot test. The ballot test asks which party’s candidate they would vote for if congressional elections took place today.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    4 out of 10 Americans are braindead

    I bet this same set were howling about how “Biden did that” when it came to inflation and gas prices in 2022, though.

    In my admittedly limited anecdotal experience on this, not one of them could explain how Biden “did that”, though. Not one.

    But this same set of idiots play dumb when any child can draw a straight line from the “fuck around” stage of PEDOnald’s war on Iran to the “find out” stage of the price at the gas pump and the effect on the economy.