Americans are down on the economy and concerned about costs: Polls
abcnews.com

... As the U.S. concludes its fifth month of conflict in Iran, which has caused oil shortages, driven up energy prices and increased inflation, majorities of Americans say they are very concerned about the cost of things they buy, rate the economy negatively and expect it to get worse, according to several polls conducted this month.

The findings reflect a deeply pessimistic economic mood as the country heads to the November midterm elections. CNN polling found just 23% of Americans rating the economy as good and 77% rating it poorly. The Pew Research Center found about three-quarters rating economic conditions negatively and Fox News polling found three-quarters rating the economy negatively, including 41% calling it poor.

Concern over costs

Inflation rose 3.5% in June compared to a year earlier, a relief from the prior month's rate of 4.2%, but Americans are still exceptionally worried about prices.

Majorities of Americans in the Pew poll said they were "very concerned" about the cost of healthcare (69%), the price of food and consumer goods (66%), the cost of housing (64%), the price of gasoline (56%) and the price of electricity (54%). ...

Poll: Trump's MAGA voters would stick by a candidate through the most serious of scandals
www.politico.com

... Americans are largely tolerant of scandals among politicians. But nobody is more willing to stick by an embattled candidate than a MAGA voter.

The POLITICO Poll finds President Donald Trump's MAGA supporters are the most loyal of any group of voters -- with majorities saying they would stick by GOP candidates confronted with an array of scandals, from a DUI conviction or accepting lobbyist gifts to more serious accusations including domestic violence, sexual assault and antisemitic social media posts.
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