ALBAWABA - A recent poll that was performed by the Polling Institute at Monmouth University and published on Wednesday, revealed that almost half of the people in the United States have said that they are facing challenges maintaining their current financial situation.
The poll revealed that 46 percent of the people who were polled stated that they are having a difficult time maintaining their current financial situation compared to 45 percent of Americans saying their financial status is "basically stable," while only 9 percent indicated it is getting better.
The number is considered at its highest point, peaking since Biden took his term at the office, in which prices have hiked by nearly 20 percent, according to the New York Post, with the report noting the spike saying “In polls conducted between 2022 and 2023, this number ranged between 37 percent and 44 percent.”
On the other hand, the report headlined “Neither Biden nor Trump seen as very concerned for average Americans” notes how participants are half split saying neither presidential candidate does show actual concern regarding the average American financial state, reading “Trump (33%) does slightly better than Biden (28%) at being seen as very concerned with looking out for the economic well-being of average Americans.”
Patrick Murray, the director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute, said that “Even with a declining inflation rate, prices continue to be much higher than they were four years ago. That’s the metric that has really mattered to many Americans over the past two years,” adding that “economic concerns may not be the top motivating factor for all voters but it defines the contours of this year’s election.”
