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Key US voters say economy is getting worse before midterms
The Harris poll finds independents, rural voters and even some Republicans souring on the economy, with the midterms under three weeks away; a parking garage disagrees about nothing.
Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock on this story, from Wake Up, America at 5:10 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Guardian's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by The Guardian: “Key US voters say economy is getting worse ahead of midterms, exclusive poll finds”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:10 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Vera Bullock.
- Topics: US.
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What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA new Harris poll from The Guardian finds nearly sixty-one percent believe the country is in a recession, and I have a source familiar with the matter, who joins us from a parking garage.
Mortimer GaspardPlease don't say where I am. I can't confirm that I'm on level three, but I can't deny it either.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou just said level three. So what does the poll say about independents?
Mortimer GaspardI can't confirm that, but I can't deny that sixty-five percent of them say the economy is worse. It's the number everyone has.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's in the headline. Did you actually read the poll?
Mortimer GaspardI have a document. It's a parking ticket, it's very official, and I'm not showing it to anybody. Spot forty-one.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA ticket.
Mortimer GaspardI can't confirm it's for an expired meter, but I can't deny the meter is very expired.
Mortimer GaspardRural voters are upset too, and even some Republicans.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo you've told this program everything the poll says and nothing it doesn't, and you still want to stay anonymous.
Mortimer GaspardAnonymity is the only thing I own besides this ticket. Mortimer Gaspard doesn't talk to the press.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMortimer Gaspard, thank you for joining us.
Mortimer GaspardI can't confirm that name. And I'm told the exit gate just charged me eleven dollars.
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