Voters not confident either party has ‘a clear plan’ following midterm elections: Poll

Voters don’t believe either political party will have “a clear plan” upon holding the majority of the seats in the next Congress following November’s midterm elections.Though 57% of voters say the Democratic Party does not have a clear vision for the future, Republicans hold no advantage in this category either, according to a CBS News poll released on Sunday. 56% of voters also believe Republicans have no true agreed-upon political agenda should they retain control of Congress in November, well within the survey’s margin of error of three percentage points. Recommended Stories Respondents to the survey have a more favorable view of Democrats when it comes to lowering gas prices: 50% say prices will increase if Republicans win, while 30% say the same of Democrats. Voters also believe they will be “financially worse off” regardless of which party controls the legislative branch in the next Congress, though Democrats fare slightly better in that category as well. President Donald Trump has emerged as the key differentiator in many races nationwide.The president has embarked on a campaign tour through many traditionally Republican districts, largely to shore up support among low-propensity voters who typically vote only when Trump is on the ballot alongside GOP candidates. But the public also broadly blames the Trump administration for stubbornly high inflation, which many link to disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a byproduct of the conflict in Iran.THE LOGIC BEHIND TRUMP’S ‘PRETEND I’M ON THE BALLOT’ APPEALTrump remains optimistic that Democrats’ acceptance of socialists into their ranks may persuade voters to choose “communism over crazy.” Trump said before a speech on Sunday that Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed “is a Jihadist Member of the Muslim Brotherhood.”Trump also brought out rap mogul Nicki Minaj at the event outside Detroit. El Sayed has largely struggled to garner the support of black voters within the state, a theme Republicans hope will elect Republican nominee Mike Rogers.