US elections, 45% of voters expressed dissatisfaction with their economic situation
45% of Americans express dissatisfaction with the economic situation, while 35% believe democracy is the main issue. Bitcoin soars after election results
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45% of Americans who voted expressed dissatisfaction with their economic situation, saying it has worsened under the current Democratic administration. This is according to Abcnews exit polls, which record that this is one of the highest percentages of dissatisfaction with the economy recorded in recent elections, higher than the 42% recorded in 2008 when voting took place in the midst of the 'Great Recession'.
Seventy-two per cent of voters said they were dissatisfied or even angry with the direction the country was going, while just 26% said they were satisfied or enthusiastic. In the same poll, 73% of voters felt that democracy was under threat.
The CNN poll
With 35%, it is democracy instead that is the most important issue for Americans, according to another CNN exit poll, which surveyed a sample of voters as they left the polling stations. The economy follows at 31%, abortion at 14%, while immigration is only in fourth place with 11%. Foreign policy last with 4%.
The first effects
.Bitcoin is soaring under the boost of results coming out of the United States. The queen of cryptocurrencies, which has crossed the $75,000 mark buoyed by the prospect of regulatory loosening in the event of Donald Trump's victory, currently stands at $74,479, up 9% in the last 24 hours. After surpassing its last all-time high in March at $73,797.98, Bitcoin rose to $75,005 at around 03.08 Gmt. It subsequently fell, remaining firmly above $74,000. During the election campaign, the former president pledged to make the US 'the bitcoin and cryptocurrency capital of the world', with an extremely favourable regulatory framework, in contrast to the Biden administration, which favoured strict regulation of the sector.
