MAKE YOUR PICKS Voters fill out their ballots at the Maryland State Boychoir Center for the Arts polling place in Baltimore, Maryland on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. THE BALTIMORE SUN PHOTO VIA AP
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Just as Republicans had hoped, high inflation was the top consideration for voters in the United States midterm elections, AP VoteCast shows. But the poll reveals that a core issue for President Joe Biden — the survival of democracy — also weighed heavily on voters' minds, as control of Congress — and a choice between sharply contrasting visions of America — hung in the balance.