News Summary

• Voters in the Virginia and New Jersey governor races, the New York City mayoral contest and the California ballot proposition all citied economic concerns as the top issue.
• The reversal of fortune from a year ago was stark.
• Back then, voters returned Trump to the White House on the promise that he could quickly bring down inflation, jump-start factory hiring and shower the country in newfound wealth.
• Instead, voters now are expressing concerns that high prices for groceries, electricity bills and housing are draining their bank accounts.