- Joined
- Mar 13, 2022
- Messages
- 1,943
- Reaction score
- 545
- Political Leaning
- Conservative
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 77% of Likely U.S. voters believe education issues will be important in this year’s congressional elections, including 45% who expect it to be Very Important in the midterms. Only 18% don’t think education will be an important issue in November. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin highlighted controversies over education, including the teaching of Critical Race Theory, last year to upset Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Virginia, a state President Joe Biden had won by 10 points in 2020. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of voters are concerned that public schools may be promoting controversial beliefs and attitudes, including 49% who are Very Concerned. Thirty percent (30%) are not concerned about controversial teaching in public schools, including 14% who are Not At All Concerned. Last October, 76% were concerned that schools might be promoting controversial beliefs.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 89% of Likely U.S. voters are concerned about inflation, including 64% who are Very Concerned. Just 11% aren’t concerned about the issue. Inflation has been at or near the top of the list of voter concerns all year, with 85% saying they were concerned about the issue in August. Sixty percent (60%) now say the policies of President Joe Biden's administration have increased inflation, a finding just slightly changed since May. Only 13% believe Biden’s policies have decreased inflation, while 23% think Biden’s policies have not made much difference in inflation. Eighty-four percent (84%) expect inflation to be an important issue in this year’s congressional elections, including 61% who think the issue will be Very Important. Just 13% don’t think inflation will be important in next month’s midterms.