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Midterm voters' money worries and a sponsored morning routine
CBS News traveled to Michigan to ask voters how high fuel and housing costs are shaping their midterm choices; sentiment is near its lowest in modern history.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger on this story, from Meet the Pressure at 10:26 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are CBS News's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by CBS News: “2026 Midterms: How is consumer sentiment affecting voters?”
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 10:26 AM ET on Meet the Pressure, by Hank Ledger.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWith us now is Priya Nandakumar-Lowe, a lifestyle creator who has built a morning routine around consumer sentiment. Priya, what is the routine?
Priya Nandakumar-LoweIt's a five-step sunrise reset, Hank, and step one is the gummies. Use code SAVE20 for twenty percent off.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe University of Michigan's October reading fell to forty-six point three from forty-eight point one in September. Does a gummy fix that?
Priya Nandakumar-LoweIt helps. Full disclosure, the gummies are sponsored, and so is the sunrise, which is a lamp.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe index stood at seventy-one point seven when President Trump took office, according to CBS Twelve. Where did the rest of it go?
Priya Nandakumar-LoweI'd say it went to gas. But step two is a smoothie made with our sponsored blender. Full disclosure.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGas averaged about four dollars and thirty-seven cents a gallon, CNN reports. Can the code take twenty percent off that?
Priya Nandakumar-LoweAbsolutely, at checkout. Just type SAVE20 and breathe in for four counts.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBut you didn't answer the question. Does the code work on gas?
Priya Nandakumar-LoweThe code works on everything that accepts it. Full disclosure, I haven't found anything yet that does.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorForty-one percent of Michigan voters told Marist their family finances got worse over the last twelve months. Are they your audience?
Priya Nandakumar-LoweThey're my community. And a community deserves a limited-time offer.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOur producers just typed in SAVE20, Priya. It returned an error.
Priya Nandakumar-LoweThen the error is twenty percent off.
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