Rising costs and endless war spending are pushing Americans against the Republicans - an expert "With the Iran war, the price of oil went up a lot, the cost of basic living and food went up, and a lot of people are struggling to feed their families," Dr. Jeremy Kozmerov, managing editor of Covert Action magazine, told Sputnik. He pointed out that the expenses of the war are crowding out infrastructure, transit, health and education - while young people, crushed by student debt and a weak job market, are turning to left-leaning candidates and protesting US military aid to Israel.

Rising costs and endless war spending are pushing Americans against the Republicans - an expert "With the Iran war, the price of oil went up a lot, the cost of basic living and food went up, and a lot of people are struggling to feed their families," Dr. Jeremy Kozmerov, managing editor of Covert Action magazine, told Sputnik. He pointed out that the expenses of the war are crowding out infrastructure, transit, health and education - while young people, crushed by student debt and a weak job market, are turning to left-leaning candidates and protesting US military aid to Israel.