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The war in Iran was a costly blunder, according to swing voters in the battleground state of Wisconsin.<\/p>

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NPR observed two online focus groups on Tuesday featuring voters who supported Joe Biden in 2020 and then Donald Trump in 2024.<\/p>

President Trump had just announced a framework agreement to end the war, which he signed on Wednesday.<\/p>

Yet among the focus groups’ 13 participants, no one said they thought the conflict with Iran was “worth it,” and nine said they felt that the U.S. is coming out of this conflict weaker than before.<\/p>

Corey M., a 33-year-old independent voter, said he is concerned that the U.S. expended “so much financially and so much of our arsenal,” with little to show for it. (All participants agreed to be part of the focus groups on the condition that they be identified by their first name and last initial only.)<\/p>\n

“We essentially got nothing out of it,” he said. “It’s hurt our economy and increased expenses for the everyday American, and it accomplished the square root of nothing.”<\/p>

Focus groups are not scientifically significant like polling. But they provide insight into how Americans are thinking about what they see in the news.<\/p>

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These focus groups \u2014 made up of 10 self-described independents, two Democrats and one Republican \u2014 were conducted by messaging and market research firms Engagious and Sago as part of the Swing Voter Project. NPR is a partner on the project.<\/p>

Rich Thau, president of Engagious, moderated the focus groups. He has been asking voters in key states about this conflict since March. And he said voters have been consistent.<\/p>

“They were never on board,” Thau said. “Not the beginning. Not in the middle. And as we just learned, not at the end either, judging from what we heard from Wisconsin swing voters.”<\/p>

Sam M., a 30-year-old independent, said from what he read about the deal, it wasn’t leaving the U.S. in a better position than before the war. In fact, he said he thought the Iran nuclear deal brokered by the Obama administration \u2014 which Trump backed out of \u2014 was a better deal for the United States.<\/p>\n\n

Anger over high gas prices<\/h3>

For most voters, though, their biggest concern has remained the high gas prices that are a consequence of the war.<\/p>

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Tammy S., a 53-year-old independent voter, said Americans have been unfairly caught in the middle.<\/p>

“I just don’t think the way that everybody else had to suffer through the tantrums of these two playing tug-of-war \u2014 I just don’t think that it was fair to the American people,” she said. “I don’t think that anybody was a real winner here.”<\/p>

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Several voters said they’ve felt squeezed by costs and as a result have given up something that had been a regular part of their life. They’ve cut vacations and eating out or are getting their hair done less often.<\/p>

“I’ve given up all my extracurricular hobbies \u2026 paddleboarding, yoga,” said Jaylyn M., a 27-year-old who identifies as a Republican. “And then a lot of my subscriptions I’ve cut out, along with my daily coffee, which is minor, but all things that I’ve had to give up to make ends meet.”<\/p>

“I had to raise all my deductibles on everything \u2014 my car insurance, my health insurance \u2014 to lower my premiums, so that I can continue to make it,” added Robyn T., a 63-year-old independent.<\/p>

Trump owns the economic problems<\/h3>

The latest NPR\/PBS News\/Marist poll, out Thursday, finds that only a third of Americans approve of how Trump is handling the economy.<\/p>

In the focus groups, nine of the 13 voters said they are more anxious about the economy than they were before Trump took office last year. And all but one voter said that “President Trump himself is responsible for those higher prices” because of the war.<\/p>

“And 10 said he’s out of touch with their economic concerns,” Thau told NPR. “So for them, there’s a clear disconnect between how the president’s operating on the economy and what their needs are.”<\/p>\n

And heading into what could be some tough midterm elections for Republicans, voters are really frustrated that Trump isn’t delivering a better economy by now.<\/p>

“It seems to me, like, pick your issue, and things are not going well for him,” said Josh K., a 29-year-old independent voter. “I mean, we got this stupid war in Iran, and it turns out that we actually aren’t getting anything out of it. I mean, all we got was $4 gas. I mean, pick your issue \u2014 the economy, things are more expensive.”<\/p>

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