About a year and a half ago, President Trump ended his comeback campaign by telling a Michigan audience he would make America affordable again.Voters listened.Trump swept the swing states, made inroads into Democratic strongholds, and by the time the counting was done, had posted a stronger performance in every state than he had four years prior.The economy defined that election, as it does every election.
Now, voters are saying something different: a majority disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy, and their discontent goes deeper than tariffs and gas prices.Most Americans feel like the system is stacked against them.FOX NEWS POLL: MOST RATE THE ECONOMY NEGATIVELY, INCLUDING HALF OF REPUBLICANSGraphic showing rankings of the most important factors for voters.
(Fox News)Support for Trump on the economy has declined.His net approval has dropped 13 points to -37 between March last year and June, according to Fox News surveys; it’s down 24 points to -32 over a similar period in Washington Post/Ipsos polls, with the latest released just last week.Graphic of a Fox News Poll on President Donald Trump's handling of the economy.
(Fox News)The president’s signature policies play a role in voter frustration, though to a lesser extent than headlines suggest.The cost of living is the most important factor in 46% of voters’ minds, and goods impacted by tariffs and the Iran war, including food (18%) and gas (15%), are in their top five cost concerns.
But it’s healthcare (28%) and housing (19%) that top the list, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey conducted in June.Graphic of rankings of the most important costs on voters' minds.(Fox News)That may explain why so many Americans are unhappy not just with the state of the economy, but the foundations underpinning it.
Large majorities of Americans say the country’s political and economic systems are stacked against them, including 72% of middle-class and 86% of working-class adults.Those figures are each u...