In today’s Roll Call, the Winston Group’s David Winston writes about how Republicans’ and Trump’s advantage on economic issue handling are beginning to slip, and how Republicans need to refocus on the issue that won them the election — inflation.
In the last election, voters preferred Republicans to handle inflation by 12 points. That margin has now dropped to 3 percent, but not because Democrats improved. In the post-election survey, they were at 40 percent, exactly where they find themselves today.
Republicans, however, dropped by 9 points, going from 52 percent to 43 percent, in large part because of a sharp decline in support from independents. These crucial voters went from favoring Republicans by 13 points last November, to even among both parties, with their preference for Democrats also dropping 1 point.
Read the full piece here.
