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Poll: Abortion and inflation collide as top issues in midterm elections

Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 1, 2021. Heading in the 2022 midterm elections, abortion leads as the top issue for Democrats. For Republicans, it is inflation. For independents, inflation also tops and abortion ranks second. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Poll: Abortion and inflation collide as top issues in midterm elections

September 8, 2022 • Democrats and many independents are motivated by the issue of abortion, while Republicans have the advantage on the economy, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

In a time of national division, polarizing primaries are part of the problem

Stickers reading "I voted today" sit on a table at a polling location in Summerville, S.C., during midterm primary elections on June 14. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption

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In a time of national division, polarizing primaries are part of the problem

June 18, 2022 • It is said the best medicine for what ails democracy is more democracy. But what does more democracy mean? If it just means more of the kind of politics we have now then it hardly offers a remedy.