Election Day: Trump, health care key issues in race for the House
Source: The Washington Post
By Elise Viebeck and Scott Clement November 6 at 3:21 PM
Voters who will decide control of the U.S. House said President Trump and health care were two of the most important factors as they chose their candidates in the midterm election, according to preliminary results from a Washington Post-Schar School survey of battleground districts.
More than four in 10 who cast early or absentee ballots or voted early Tuesday mentioned Trump or health care as the most important or second-most important factor for their vote, the preliminary results showed. The economy and immigration were close behind, receiving mention from over 3 in 10 voters in the results.
Roughly 8 in 10 voters rated the economy positively, after months of job and wage growth, but even so, a small majority said they thought the country was headed in the wrong direction. The poll was conducted Monday and Tuesday among voters across 69 competitive congressional districts.
As the first national election since Trump’s presidential upset in 2016, the midterms gave Democrats an opportunity to capitalize on his low, 40-percent approval rating, a restive national mood and frustration with one-party leadership in Washington under the GOP.
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