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THE CHILD TAX CREDIT
KEEPS FAMILIES AFLOAT
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The expanded monthly Child Tax Credit is the most direct and effective way to address rising costs as we continue to face fallout from COVID-19 and inflation.
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It’s pretty simple: the expanded Child Tax Credit is a powerful opportunity for elected officials and candidates to regain trust and create enthusiasm among voters.
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We are parents, we care about politics, and we know that advancing the expanded Child Tax Credit—and talking about it—makes a difference at the ballot box and at the kitchen table.
The child tax credit is key to victory
in the 2022 midterm elections
The results of a new poll by Democracy Corps, led by Stan Greenberg and James Carville,
shows that the Child Tax Credit is a powerful motivator for key voting blocs and opposition to it is a powerful attack.
Read more in our new polling memo
A divided Congress created the expanded Child Tax Credit, and voters are paying attention to who is on their side as the MIDTERM electionS approach.
Parents that previously received the expanded monthly Child Tax Credit have taken notice that the checks stopped coming.
After the Child Tax Credit expired in January, an estimated 3.7 million children have since fallen back into poverty, and parents’ economic outlook became gloomier, leading to a 15-point Republican shift since December among parents who had been getting the checks, despite no matching shift among all registered voters over the same period.
Accordingly, recent public opinion polling suggests that supporting the credit is a powerful opportunity for elected officials and congressional candidates, providing a crucial pathway for lawmakers to regain trust amongst voters, particularly parents, and to create enthusiasm among voters less likely to turn out.
The EXPANDED Child Tax Credit CAN — And must — be a key component of congressional candidates’ economic agenda.
With inflation costing families roughly the same amount each month as a Child Tax Credit check, we need legislators in Washington that will fight for programs that ensure families can effectively meet their needs amid rising prices.
Fighting to extend the Child Tax Credit is more than just a powerful message for candidates looking to build a clear economic message—it is a lifeline to voters that are growing increasingly fearful of an uncertain economic future.
