Wedge, Magnet and Shield Issues – 2024 Campaign
This outline will give candidates, campaigns, and supportive organizations a guide to how to appeal to and win support from an amazing majority of Americans.
Healthcare
Most Voters Support Prohibiting Tax Dollars from Paying for Gender Reassignment Surgery
The results reveal a potential wedge issue that could drive voters away from candidates that support requiring taxpayer-funded health care plans from covering gender affirming care.
Eliminating the Middleman in Health Care
Most Americans say middlemen – including health insurance companies and the government – make health care more expensive.
Free-Market Prescription Drug Solutions Draw Broad, Bipartisan Support
Opponents of government-imposed price controls and rationing in Medicare can confidently offer alternative solutions for prescription drug access that have strong, bipartisan support.
More Expect Health Care and Other Essentials to Become More Expensive Under Biden than Under Trump
The results show that even on health care, on which Democrats tend to perform better than Republicans in polls, Biden is branded with higher costs and inflation.
3-in-4 Americans Support Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients
76% of Americans support a law requiring single adults on welfare who are suspected of being addicted to illegal drugs to undergo screening and agree to treatment continue receiving benefits.
Americans Strongly Oppose Transgender Medical Procedures for Minors
YouGov poll highlights strong opposition on numerous transgender issues.
Few Americans Know How Much Their Health Care Costs
Most Americans want more price and quality transparency in health care.
Eye on the ball?
Neither Republicans nor Democrats have a clear advantage on which is most focused on inflation – the most important issue to voters.
Most Convincing Arguments Against Biden’s Drug Pricing Plan in Medicare
Voters worry about government interference in doctor-patient decisions and diverting money from Medicare to spend on other priorities.