Food prices worried most voters, but Trump's plans likely won't lower their grocery bills - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Trump won decisively among voters who said they were "very" concerned.
50% : Trump has called for a 60% tariff on products made in China and a "universal'' tariff of 10% to 20% on all other foreign goods that enter the United States.
45% : Asked how he would lower grocery prices during a September town hall in Michigan, Trump said tariffs would help U.S. farmers.
45% : Trump said U.S. farmers were getting "decimated" because the U.S. allows so many agricultural products into the country.
41% : Voigt said she voted for Trump, in part, because she believes he's a businessman who can lower prices.
35% : At the Michigan town hall, Trump said lowering energy costs by increasing oil and gas drilling would also lower food prices.
34% : When asked whether Trump had plans beyond energy and tariffs to lower grocery costs, a spokesperson for his transition team didn't give further details.

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