Overview
- Politico/Public First survey finds 46% of adults say the cost of living is the worst they can remember, including 37% of 2024 Trump voters.
- Asked who is responsible for today’s economy, 46% place most or all responsibility on President Trump, while 29% point to Joe Biden.
- The poll surveyed 2,098 U.S. adults from Nov. 14–17 and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
- Trump has dismissed Democrats’ focus on affordability as a “con job,” and a White House spokesperson argued it is too early to judge his second-term economy.
- Axios reports Trump plans a national tour to sell his economic agenda beginning Tuesday in Pennsylvania, and Republican strategists warn the findings signal risk for 2026.