“We have minimum progression in the right direction for a lot of areas, especially for people of minority (groups). But the 28-year-old called out abortion, health care and police brutality as especially concerning areas in which rights are being threatened.
Teanne Townsend of Redford, Michigan, agrees that things are moving backward. That could result in high turnout for a midterm election. The findings demonstrate how this year’s midterms are playing out in a unique environment, with voters both exhausted by the political process and determined to participate in shaping it. While about two-thirds of voters say they are pessimistic about politics, overwhelming majorities across party lines - about 8 in 10 - say casting their ballot this year is extremely or very important.
That’s true of voters who prefer Republicans win majorities in Congress, and those who want to see Democrats remain in control, though likely for different reasons. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center of Public Affairs Research finds 71% of registered voters think the very future of the U.S. “This could very well sway the country in one direction or another,” the Democratic-leaning independent said.ĭean is hardly alone in feeling the weight of this election.
Capitol is “more significant” than in years past. In fact, he believes that the first national election since the Jan. Senate races, he’s on the receiving end of a constant barrage of vitriolic advertising that makes it easy to focus on what’s going wrong.īut the 40-year-old English teacher has no intention of disengaging from the democratic process. At the center of one of this year’s most competitive U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) - From his home in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Graeme Dean says there’s plenty that’s disheartening about the state of the country and politics these days.