Opinion Weekend
November 11-12, 2023
Surveys of Consumers: Preliminary Results for November 2023 Joanne Hsu, University of Michigan Consumer sentiment slipped for the fourth straight month, falling 5% in November. While current and expected personal finances both improved modestly this month, the long-run economic outlook slid 12%, in part due to growing concerns about the negative effects of high interest rates. Ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine weighed on many consumers as well.
Consumer sentiment falls in November, inflation expectations reach highest since 2011 Josh Schafer, Yahoo Finance The preliminary reading on consumer sentiment in November from the University of Michigan showed the index came in at 60.4 this month, well below the 63.7 expected by economists and the lowest for the measure since May. Friday's reading also marked the fourth straight month of declines. Focus groups: Arizona swing voters prefer RFK Jr. to Trump and Biden Eugene Scott, Axios Dissatisfied with President Biden and former President Trump, some Arizona swing voters would prefer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in 2024, according to our latest Engagious/Sago focus groups. Interviews with Arizona voters who pivoted from Trump in 2016 to Biden in 2020 suggested they are open to a third option other than the two candidates leading their parties.
A Potentially Decisive Turn in the 2024 Campaign Seth Masket (U. of Denver), Politico Magazine A new survey of Republican county chairs reveals the door is closing for Trump’s opponents.
