The Wall Street Journal's article, "Economic Pressures Weigh on Voters in Final Midterms Campaign Stretch" connects the economic struggles of many Americans at this time to the impacts it may have on the upcoming Midterm elections. Midterm elections often do not have nearly as high of a turn-out rate as presidential elections, but midterms can have significant impacts on the laws passed and voted upon in upcoming elections. The Wall Street Journal interviewed a number of people with varying political perspectives and many said that they are likely to vote for Republicans in the Midterms given the current economic worry amongst the general population. The article also supported, as we have mentioned in class, that approval for the current president and/or political party is directly correlated to the economic situation the country is in at the time. Many people will blame the political party in power for the economic downfall. According to the Wall Street Journal, many site inflation and President Biden's student debt relief program as reasons for currently distrusting the Democratic Party. I expect the prediction that many people will vote for Republican candidates in the Midterms will be accurate, but I am especially interested to see the voter turn-out rate because the article mentions that the last Midterm election received an incredible turn-out rate, and that was when the economy was doing really well in 2018.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/economic-pressures-weigh-on-voters-in-final-midterms-campaign-stretch-11667035804
I am hopeful that the turn out rate for these midterm elections will be large. This is a troubling time for America's economy and these elections will be a key point moving forward.
ReplyDeleteVoter turnout impacts many areas. Although each vote seems small, the more people that partake the bigger the voice becomes. Although midterms may seem like a smaller deal, they are an underlying part of our economy and country. Without these smaller roles, the bigger roles could not exist and our voices would not be heard. Hopefully, voter turnout is high for midterms. The more voices heard, the more accurate representation we can have, even at a smaller level.
ReplyDeleteI would like to see a large voter turnout for these midterm elections. This is because we are in tough times and it would show how people really feel about the economic situations we are in. Having high numbers of voters would show what the Fed would need to change to keep the people safe and to try new strategies.
ReplyDeleteThe state of the economy and economic policies tend to draw the most attention from the public because people are very aware of how the economy is affecting them personally. You mentioned that Republicans are expected to receive a decent majority of the votes and I am curious to see if this will happen. I think it will be those who are in-between parties (independents) who heavily influence the results of the midterm elections.
ReplyDeleteI think a high turnout for the midterm elections are great for the moral of the country. It is unfortunate that the country has to be in this poor of a state to get people to care about the country more but I am hopefully that a high turnout could start a trend that could be great for the country in terms of people voting.
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see how the voter turnout would look like for the upcoming midterm elections. The current economic state as stated in class before would definitely impact the elections results as expected.
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