Wallets Wobble: Why Voters Are Stuck Between Parties

Some people are still not sure who to vote for this fall. James Morton is one of them. He is sixty-seven and used to drive a truck for a living. Now he lives in Colorado. He is an independent who backed Trump before. He does not like what he sees from either big group. He thinks one side moved too far left. He thinks the other side cares more about the world than regular workers. So he might pick a smaller party for the House and Senate. For him, the price of food is the main thing.

A recent national survey shows about five percent of people feel this way. They do not know which team should run Congress. Reporters talked to sixteen of these folks to hear their stories. Most said money is the biggest worry. One young man named Aidan Valenzuela agrees. He is nineteen and works in security in Texas. He has not picked a governor or senator yet. Prices for gas and food are up. That makes people feel squeezed even when leaders say things are fine. It is hard to pick a side when prices hurt.