A new poll suggests Democrats face some strong headwinds in rural areas of the states that will determine control of the U.S. Senate for the next two years. Three-quarters of battleground rural voters say the economy isn’t working for them and half don’t expect their finances to improve in the next year, according to the survey sponsored, and published this week, by the online journal Daily Yonder.
Forty-five percent of those surveyed cite the rising cost of living as the biggest issue for their family. No other issue comes close. Two-thirds of those polled view President Biden unfavorably.
Bottom line: Poll director Celinda Lake, a leading Democratic strategist, told Daily Yonder, “Rural America’s in a pretty Republican mood. There’s no doubt about it.” The states polled include Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. (AgriPulse)