The surveys, from the New York Times, Siena College and the Philadelphia Inquirer found that Trump is smoking Biden in Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and Pennsylvania, while Biden is barely clinging to Wisconsin. The top grievances among disaffected voters are cost of living, immigration, and the war in Gaza, in what the NY Times characterizes as "widespread dissatisfaction with the state of the country and serious doubts about Mr. Biden's ability to deliver major improvements to American life."

Nearly 70 percent of voters say that the country's political and economic systems need major changes — or even to be torn down entirely.

Only a sliver of Mr. Biden's supporters — just 13 percent — believe that the president would bring major changes in his second term, while even many of those who dislike Mr. Trump grudgingly acknowledge that he would shake up an unsatisfying status quo.

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The economy and the cost of living, however, remain the most important issues for one-quarter of voters — and a significant drag on Mr. Biden's prospects. More than half of voters still believe that the economy is "poor," down merely a single percentage point since November despite cooling inflation, an end to rate hikes and significant stock market gains. -NY Times

And the media is freaking out: