Pocketbook Worries Still Lead as Top Issue, but AI Is Climbing Fastest

• 'AI has rocketed up the issue list. The share of Americans naming AI as the most important issue facing the U.S. rose 1,300% since late March, from 0.2% to 2.8%.
• 'The climb has been steady. AI's share has grown almost every week since early May, with the sharpest gains coming in July and August.
• 'Pocketbook issues still dominate. Inflation (27.1%) and Jobs and the economy (24.3%) are still the top two issues by a wide margin. Together they're named by more than half of Americans (51.4%), and both have grown since March, up 40% and 12%.
• 'Other issues have faded. Immigration (−34%), Healthcare (−26%), Crime (−27%) and Foreign policy (−35%) all dropped sharply as economic concerns and AI took a larger share of attention.

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