MAHA’s Midterm Reality Check: Nearly A Third of Voters Have No Idea What It Really Is

Voters Uncertain About MAHA

The NBC News exit poll found that nearly one in three midterm voters could not say whether they supported the Make America Healthy Again movement. That amounted to 31 percent of those surveyed.

Among voters who said they did not know enough to decide, 54 percent supported Democratic candidates and 43 percent backed Republicans. The poll sampled more than 75,000 voters at polling places, online and by phone.

Endorsed Candidates Mostly Lost

MAHA Action endorsed 24 candidates in the general election and campaigned in Iowa for Republican gubernatorial nominee Zach Lahn in the final days before voting. By Friday, eight of the 24 endorsed candidates had won, according to the Associated Press. The article describes this as one third of the candidates.

Healthcare Costs Loomed Large

The exit poll found that 85 percent of voters were concerned about healthcare costs in relation to their personal finances. Among those voters, 60 percent supported Democrats in the midterms.

The results followed Democratic victories across the country during an election cycle in which healthcare was a major issue. The article says seven in ten voters either opposed MAHA or lacked enough information to reach a judgment.

Earlier Poll Raised Other Concerns

In May, the Daily Caller News Foundation obtained a poll conducted by a pollster described as close to President Donald Trump. It found that 73 percent of voters were concerned about childhood vaccine mandates and 90 percent about the pharmaceutical industry’s influence.

The article identifies both issues as central to MAHA. It says the poll was not publicly released and that the administration appeared to shift away from the movement’s priorities.