According to an Axios survey by The Harris Poll, most Americans believe it is harder to afford groceries compared to a year ago. The findings, released Thursday, show that 47% of the general public feel pain in their wallets, while 34% said that prices are about the same. Meanwhile, 19% of respondents think groceries are now easier to afford.
Among independents, 54% say groceries are more costly, compared to 50% of Democrats and 34% of Republicans. Republicans remained more split in their responses — with 28% arguing that they are easier to afford, while 37% say they are similar to last year.
The survey also found that 8 in 10 Americans believe the president has “significant influence” over the U.S. economy, and only 47% believe the current administration has had a positive impact on it, signaling a pressure point for Trump and the GOP ahead of the 2026 midterms. Less than 1 in 3 respondents maintain that tariffs have been beneficial for the economy, business or personal finances, while most Americans — standing at 63% — worry of shortages of key goods due to Trump’s signature policy.
Notice how dems are less realistic than independents here?
I mean,
So it’s potentially a really small difference, but, still. Do dems have higher incomes on average than independents? Could explain why so many of them kept believing the economy was great in 2024.
Or theyre delusional shithead cryptofascists.
Eh, in my experience they’re nice people who want to belong to a group, which leads to them getting deceived and demobilized by the statements and actions of a lot of their electeds and pundits and other leaders, but they’ve got real potential
Doubt, but hope you’re right.
I’m sorry, I mean fuck liberals, but… What?
The dems. I’m sure, like, French liberals are
fineannoying as hell but not completely fucking fasch