| While inflation dominates voter headspace, health care is still a top "second tier" issue to voters, according to experts. |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Good afternoon, OnPolitics readers! It's Amy with today's top stories. | | While polls suggest the economy, abortion and crime remain top of mind among many midterm voters, health care remains a motivating issue for some. | | In several battleground states, the issue could help determine whether Republicans wrestle back control of Congress or whether Democrats expand their narrow grip, Ken Tran, Medora Lee and Sarah Elbeshbishi report. | | While inflation dominates voter headspace, health care is still a top "second tier" issue to voters, said Bob Blendon, a professor of health policy and political analysis, emeritus, at Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health. | | It might be hard for most voters to isolate on the rising health care costs when the price of other daily necessities such as food, gas and utilities has skyrocketed in the past year. And when they do, it's all about the effect on their bank accounts, Blendon said. | | 🩺Here's how and why health care is motivating voters, regardless of who they've voted for in the past. | Takeaways from last night's Florida gubernatorial debate: | | Trailing in the polls and vastly outspent, Democrat Charlie Crist went at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the outset of the hourlong debate Monday night. | | "You're going to hear a stark contrast in this debate and this election," Crist said in his opening statement. "It's a stark contrast between somebody who believes in a woman's right to choose, I think that's fundamentally important, and Gov. DeSantis has signed a bill that would restrict that right, even in cases of rape or incest." | | DeSantis didn't immediately respond to the abortion topic. But he did repeatedly work over the hour to link his Democratic opponent to President Joe Biden, who is unpopular in most polls. | | The Republican governor cited the "Biden-Crist energy policies" for raising gas prices, the "Biden-Crist economy," for inflation, and said the Democrat shared in what he sees as the failure of Biden's border policies. Click here for a full recap of last night's debate. | Real quick: stories you'll want to read | | • | Sunak's first moves as Britain's new Prime Minister: Former finance minister Rishi Sunak completed a political comeback when he was selected prime minister by Britain's ruling Conservative Party, just seven weeks after he was beaten to office by Liz Truss. Sunak insists he can turnaround the country's ailing economy but has provided few details. | | • | 💉 Biden gets boosted: President Joe Biden got his updated COVID-19 booster shot on Tuesday and urged other Americans to do the same heading into the holiday season. "If you get it, you're protected," he said. "And if you don't, you're putting yourself and other people unnecessarily at risk." | | • | Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter dies: Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who served in the final two years of the Obama administration, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. Beginning in 2015, Carter ushered in major changes to the military, including opening all combat jobs to women and allowing transgender troops to openly serve. | | • | Stroke survivors see themselves in Fetterman: Stroke survivors who spoke to USA TODAY said they couldn't imagine recovering in public – let alone during one of the most-watched and most-consequential Senate races that could determine which major party controls Congress. Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania's open Senate seat John Fetterman has had to do just that. | | | 🎤Debates in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Michigan happening tonight: Candidates in key races in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Colorado will face off on the debate stage as the final weeks of the midterm cycle come to a close. Here's what you need to know about each candidate ahead of tonight's debates. | | | | | | | | | |
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