Waiting for a Plan: What Voters Are Really Thinking on Prices, Immigration, and Iran - Pulse Pod Ep. 88

This month's National Voter Trends poll of 1,500 likely midterm voters is flashing warning signs that the political media isn't talking about. Brent Buchanan and Nick Weinstein break down why voters blame both government and corporations for high prices — and what that means for Republican economic messaging. They dig into a stunning finding on immigration: nearly half of Democrats actually support deporting criminal illegal immigrants, putting Democratic leaders wildly out of step with their own base. Then there's the working-class brand problem Republicans don't want to admit — moderates still trust Democrats more by 31 points. Add in Iran's growing economic blowback, a Boomer shift that should alarm the GOP, and collapsing trust in Big Tech, and you've got a data-packed episode that reframes almost every major story of the 2026 cycle. Plus: Winners & Losers.