Daniel Wolfram
How self-enrichment, lack of healthcare, and tech are uniting voters against the Republicans just days before the election.
The midterm election is just over a week away. Next Tuesday, November 3, over 250 million Americans will have the chance to let their voices be heard through the ballot box.
Their votes will be crucial in how the Trump administration govern over the next two years before a new presidential election in 2028.
There are three topics that voters are especially concerned about during this midterm election cycle.
Corruption
Voters increasingly suspect their leaders are in politics to enrich themselves. According to a Washington Post and ABC News survey, 66 percent of registered voters believe President Donald Trump uses the White House to build his own wealth.
The president has gained over $1 billion from cryptocurrency ventures while in office.
Democrats see this as an opportunity. The party is spending tens of millions of dollars on ads targeting Trump’s costly White House ballroom, his financial gains while in office, and Republican ties to the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Health care
Health care is once again at the top of Americans’ priorities heading into the midterms. While Republicans are touting falling drug prices, Trump has negotiated those pharmaceutical discounts behind closed doors, leaving voters deeply skeptical about how long the savings will last.
Republican lawmakers allowed federal insurance subsidies to lapse, pushed Medicaid cuts that hit rural maternity wards, and removed 760,000 people from coverage rolls over fraud claims.
A New York Times and Siena College poll revealed that voters trust Democrats over Republicans on health care by 24 percentage points. That marks the largest lead on any issue surveyed.
Data centers and AI
There is also the growing dread surrounding artificial intelligence. Massive data centers are being planned across the country to power the tech boom, draining more electricity than entire metropolitan areas. Trump slashed environmental rules to speed construction, but furious neighbors are fighting back.
“Data centers are a big political issue wherever I look,” Republican campaign strategist Mike DuHaime told The Washington Post. Concerns also mount over AI regulation and its threat to personal privacy.
The Post reported that at least 69 police officers were accused or convicted of misusing Flock automated license plate readers, sometimes to stalk former lovers. A YouGov survey showed that most Americans now oppose the cameras. People want their privacy back.
