A Yuma County resident who campaigned for Donald Trump in 2024 plans to vote for independent candidates in Arizona’s Nov. 3 election, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported, citing concerns about costs and administration policies.
Fernando Nunez, 22, told AFP he objects to the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the Iran war. He also cited higher household expenses: “Gas, insurance, food: everything went up.”
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) put the national weekly average for all grades of gasoline at $4.405 per gallon for the week of Oct. 26. That was above $3.072 for the week of Feb. 23 but below $4.610 for the week of Sept. 21. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that consumer prices rose 3.7% in the 12 months through September, while its gasoline index increased 34.2% over that period.
A Pew Research Center survey conducted Sept. 28-Oct. 4 among U.S. adults included 774 Hispanic registered voters. Among Hispanic voters who backed Trump in 2024, 65% said they would vote for their district’s Republican House candidate if the election were held at the time of the survey; 11% chose the Democratic candidate, 14% another candidat...