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One thing voters agree on: Fresh voices needed in politics

FILE - Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, addresses attendees during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit, July 22, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. Republicans making increasingly overt moves toward a presidential run include Cruz, 51. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) FILE - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker attends a panel discussion on literacy at the National Governors Association summer meeting July 15, 2022, in Portland, Maine. Biden has repeatedly insisted he will run for reelection. But should he decide to step aside, a host of younger Democrats could be in contention, including Pritzker, 57. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) FILE - Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at Florence Baptist Temple on July 20, 2022, in Florence, S.C. Republicans making increasingly overt moves toward a presidential run include Pence, 63. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File) FILE - Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Feb. 25, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Republicans making increasingly overt moves toward a presidential run include Pompeo, 58. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, June 24, 2022. Biden has repeatedly insisted he will run for reelection. But should he decide to step aside, a host of younger Democrats could be in contention including Newsom, 54. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) FILE - Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., questions Steven Dettelbach, President Joe Biden's pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, May 25, 2022. Republicans making increasingly overt moves toward a presidential run include Cotton, 45. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) FILE - Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign rally for U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace ahead of South Carolina's GOP primary elections, June 12, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Republicans making increasingly overt moves toward a presidential run include Haley, 50. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File) FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the International Conference of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, July 14, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. President Joe Biden has repeatedly insisted he will run for reelection. But should he decide to step aside, a host of younger Democrats could be in contention including Harris, who is 57. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) FILE - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg listens at an event in Philadelphia, on Jan. 14, 2022. Buttigieg's 2020 presidential bid gained traction with its focus on fresh leadership before being overtaken by Joe Biden, viewed by many Democrats as the safer choice against Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at a Save America rally Friday, July 22, 2022, in Prescott, Ariz. An AP-NORC in June found that 48% of U.S. adults say Trump should be charged with a crime for his role in the siege of the U.S. Capitol. January’s AP-NORC poll showed that people were just as down on Trump running again in 2024 as they were Biden: Just 27% of U.S. adults wanted Trump to run again, including a slim majority, 56% of Republicans. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) FILE - President Joe Biden speaks to reporters after meetings with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Waldorf Astoria Jeddah Qasr Al Sharq hotel, Friday, July 15, 2022, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows 83% of U.S. adults say the country is on the wrong track. Only 36% approve of Biden’s leadership overall, while 62% disapprove. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) FILE - People wait in line to vote in the Georgia's primary election on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. Political divides in the U.S. seem deeper than ever, but one of the few shared sentiments right now from voters of all stripes is the desire for something different. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
One thing voters agree on: Fresh voices needed in politics