Ashley Lopez

These online focus groups featured 12 voters in North Carolina who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 and then Trump in 2024.

They were conducted by messaging and market research firms Engages and Sago.

Eight out of the 12 voters said Trump is out of touch with their economic concerns, and nine are more anxious about the economy than they were before Trump took office again.

Leslie B., who participated under the condition her last name would not be used, blamed Trump's war in Iran.

I'm glad he's concerned about the nuclear weapon, but what about people needing to put food on the table and

get to their job.

None of the 12 voters who identify as independent Republicans and a Democrat said they plan to vote for Democrats in November.

Ashley Lopez, NPR News.

These online focus groups featured 12 voters in North Carolina who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 and then Trump in 2024.

They were conducted by messaging and market research firms Engageus and Sago.

Eight out of the 12 voters said Trump is out of touch with their economic concerns and nine are more anxious about the economy than they were before Trump took office again.

Leslie Bee, who participated under the condition her last name would not be used, blamed Trump's war in Iran.

I'm glad he's concerned about the nuclear weapon, but what about people needing to put food on the table and get to their job?

None of the 12 voters who identify as independents, Republicans and a Democrat said they plan to vote for Democrats in November.

After the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act two weeks ago, there's been a flurry of GOP redistricting efforts in the South.

And now Alabama can use a map that has one more seat that favors Republicans compared to the now-defunct map that the lower court ordered.

This ruling, however, came a week before the state's primary.

Republican Governor Kay Ivey announced the state will hold a special primary for the four seats affected by the change.

This is expected to cause some confusion for voters, particularly because this change was announced when absentee mail voting was already underway.

The new special primary election will be held on August 11th.