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Voters Put the Economy and Democracy on the Complaint Form, Leaving Little Blank Space
· New York time
A major election day survey found that voters named the economy and the state of democracy among their leading concerns, with the economy attracting particular dissatisfaction. The results give politicians a broad assignment: address how people are doing financially and how they feel about the political system. A survey captures views at a particular moment, not a single explanation for every ballot. Still, the pairing is awkward for campaigns that would prefer one tidy slogan. A promise to improve household finances must compete for attention with questions about the institutions expected to carry out that promise. Politicians can fit both subjects on a banner; delivering on them requires decisions after the banner is folded away. The poll supplies an efficient list of complaints. The harder part is finding officials who can turn that list into results rather than another survey about dissatisfaction.
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