Despite Democrats’ best efforts, the economy is at the top of the voter’s minds when they are considering who to vote for in 2022, according to Hot Air.

A recent ABC poll shows the same results as many other pollsters, that inflation and the economy is the key issue on the table for voters doing into the upcoming elections:

With inflation on the rise since last fall, Americans have been significantly affected by the rising cost of goods and services. And, more than eight in 10 Americans (83%) now say that the economy is either an extremely or very important issue in determining how they will vote, in the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel.

In the poll, 80% of Americans say that inflation is also an extremely or very important factor in how they will vote and for gas prices, it is 74%.

Joe Biden’s approval ratings for his handling of these key issues are all well underwater, suggesting trouble for the president and Democratic candidates ahead of the midterm. Only 37% approve of Biden’s handling of the economic recovery, and even fewer approve of his handling of inflation (28%) and gas prices (27%).

Should the White House succeed in distracting voters, there still wouldn’t be a lot of home for Democrats or the president, as Biden’s only hope at this point in time is to either fix the economy or somehow find a way to create fear around the pandemic to make an even more awful problem overwhelm it.

According to Hot Air, Fully 40% of the electorate believes that the economy is the single most important issue in American politics, and that goes to 48% if you include gas prices.

The results of the poll are a cross-section of all political leanings, which is one reason that even abortion and gun violence are high-profit issues at the moment, but experts believe those will be less of an issue in October and November.