Top Concerns for American Voters heading into the 2024 Presidential Election
Of course, yes, it’s a little early to start making predictions. That being said, we know what is historically of importance to American voters.
Topics of Concern:
o Wars (abroad)
o Economic Recovery
o Getting inflation under control
o Job Growth
o Wages
o Healthcare
o Affordability
o Access
o The Covid-19 Pandemic
o Ongoing problems with covid
o Preparedness for future pandemics &/or other disease-related disasters
o Social Justice
o Systemic racism
§ Reparations
o Criminal justice reform
§ The prison industrial complex
§ Problematic juvenile detection centers
§ Death penalty
§ Wrongful conviction rates
o Police reform
§ Community policing
§ Mental health responders vs. armed officers
§ Civil forfeiture
o Education
o School funding
o Curriculum
o Access to decent education
§ Issues concerning vouchers for charter schools
o Higher Ed
o Vocational schools
o National Security
o International terrorism
o Domestic terrorism
o Civil War
o Foreign Policy
o Immigration
o Gun Control
o Infrastructure
o Voting rights
o Electoral process
o Gerrymandering
o Early voting
o Getting people to the polls
o Taxes
o Government spending
o Trade
o Global conflicts
o Cybersecurity
o AI
o Privacy related to Big Tech
o Social Security (the safety net)
o Religious freedom
o Civil liberties
o Veteran’s affairs
o Urban vs. Rural divides
o Drug policy
o Family and childcare protections and policies
o Mental health services
o Entitlements
o Disability benefits (SSI, SSD, SSDI, etc)
o So-called “welfare”
o SNAP benefits (food assistance)
o Medicare
o Medicaid
o UBI (aka. “Direct cash transfers”)
o Unemployment benefits
o Queer community rights (LGBTQIA+)
o Arts Funding
o Local issues
o Public safety
o Community development
o Animal welfare
o Access to transportation
o Senior issues
o Agriculture and farming
o Human rights abroad
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Notes:
Scarcity mindset (scarcity & bandwidth)
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
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What are your thoughts?
What are the issues that bring you to the polls?
What are you most concerned about this election cycle?
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