Wall Street Journal seeks reader questions on midterms and the economy

House and Senate control is up for grabs amid affordability concerns

The Wall Street Journal is inviting readers to submit questions about the Nov. 3 midterm elections and the economy. National politics reporter Eliza Collins and economics reporter Konrad Putzier will answer questions readers post in the comments. The published text is a call for questions rather than a completed set of responses.

With the balance of power in the House and Senate up for grabs, the outlet says affordability will be on the minds of many Americans heading to the polls. The reporters want to hear what questions voters have about how the economy will influence their choices across the country.

One line of questioning asks which party voters blame for inflation after spending the last six years dealing with it. The question places responsibility for a persistent economic issue at the center of the pre-election debate.

Another asks whether Trump’s promises to voters will drive his supporters to the ballot box, focusing on whether the president’s message will bring supporters to the polls.

The reporters also plan to address how the election results could shape the U.S. economy and what they would mean for the rest of Trump’s term. The invitation raises those questions without presenting the election results or offering a forecast of which party will prevail.

The economic backdrop described in the source includes a strong stock market during President Trump’s second term, despite tariffs and the U.S.-Iran war. But the article cites a Friday report saying, “voters’ economic mood has never on record been this low heading into a major election.”

Collins covers national politics, including Arizona and western states, and previously covered Congress and campaigns. Putzier covers the people and places shaping the U.S. economy and previously covered commercial real estate and America’s changing downtowns.

Readers can submit questions in the comments under the invitation, and Collins and Putzier say they will do their best to answer them. The stated focus is how economic conditions may affect voters as the House and Senate remain in play.