Opinion Today

January 10, 2022

2022: The Public’s Priorities and Expectations
AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
As nearly 800,000 Americans died due to the pandemic and the economy experiences a surge of inflation and an employment slowdown, most Americans are pessimistic about the year ahead. To explore the public’s agenda for 2022, The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted a poll in December 2021 in which respondents provided up to five volunteered issues that they believe should be priorities for the federal government in 2022.

Inflation up, virus down as priorities in US: AP-NORC poll
Will Weissert & Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press
A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that management of the pandemic, once an issue that strongly favored President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats, is beginning to recede in the minds of Americans. COVID-19 is increasingly overshadowed by concerns about the economy and personal finances — particularly i…