AP-NORC poll: 80% of voters want major change in how the country is run, including 58% of Republicans
Democrats are more eager to vote, and 8 in 10 voters name the economy or cost of living as a top issue.
About 75% of Democrats call voting this year "extremely" important, compared with about 60% of Republicans.
Who wants change:
- Want "substantial change" or "complete and total upheaval": 97% of Democrats, 90% of independents, 58% of Republicans (The Hill, Axios).
- On the Democratic Party's future: 47% of voters are pessimistic and 21% are optimistic (Axios).
- "Everybody's down. I don't care if you're a Democrat or Republican, we're all catching hell." — Diana Walker, 65, Decatur, Ga.