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Inflation Now Causing Hardship for Majority in U.S. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup A majority of Americans, 56%, now say price increases are causing financial hardship for their household, up from 49% in January and 45% in November. The latest reading includes 12% who describe the hardship as severe and 44% as moderate.
Democrats Are Outpacing Biden’s Standing Ahead of the Midterms. Will It Last? Eli Yokley, Morning Consult Congressional Democrats hold a narrow advantage over their Republican counterparts in a generic ballot test, while Biden’s improving job approval rating is still far underwater. That phenomenon stands in contrast to the circumstances faced by Biden’s two immediate predecessors, including Donald Trump, whose net approval rating tracked closely with the GOP’s generic ballot standing. Partisan differences are common in the lessons Americans take away from COVID-19 Giancarlo Pasquini & Emily Saks, Pew Research Center A recent Pew Research Center survey asked U.S. adults to …