Economic uncertainty, affordability challenges, and rising polarization is making it difficult for any federal party to shift their voter base far beyond their respective 2021 election results, according to some pollsters.
Frank Graves, president of EKOS Research, said polling results should be placed in the context of long-term pessimism about economic conditions, rising distrust of institutions, and disinformation.
“I’ve never seen the country in a darker, more divided mood than we find it today,” he said.
