The economy is good, but that’s not what polls show. What’s going on?
1 year, 1 month ago

The economy is good, but that’s not what polls show. What’s going on?

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris stands in front of a “Bidenomics” sign as she tours a Seattle factory in August on the one-year anniversary of passage of the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. Last month, only 16% of U.S. adults said the economy was even “somewhat good,” according to the latest poll for the Associated Press conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago. The share of Americans who call their own finances good is now about twice as big as the share who call the economy good, NORC’s numbers show. Gavin Newsom’s China trip in the last week might achieve on climate change, the financial and economic stakes are just as huge — and in many ways of even more immediate concern for California. Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas endorses Rep. Adam Schiff in California’s U.S. Senate race Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas endorsed Schiff in the Senate race, adding to the Burbank congressman’s support from influential California Democrats, Oreskes reported.

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What the latest numbers tell us about the economy before the election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What the latest numbers tell us about the economy before the election

NPR  

What the latest numbers tell us about the economy before the election This year's presidential campaign has focused heavily on economic issues. NPR's chief economics correspondent, Scott Horsley, joins us. SIMON: Scott, The Economist just had a cover story calling the U.S. economy the envy of the world, but a lot of Americans demonstrably don't seem to feel that way. …

The U.S. economy is growing solidly. Here's what's working — and what's not
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The U.S. economy is growing solidly. Here's what's working — and what's not

NPR  

The U.S. economy is growing solidly. Here's what's working — and what's not toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images With just days before Election Day, the U.S. just got its latest economic report card — and it's good, even if many people don't feel that way. toggle caption Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images The healthy labor market and stronger spending bode well …

AP-NORC poll finds an uptick in positive ratings of the US economy, but it’s not boosting Biden
10 months, 3 weeks ago

AP-NORC poll finds an uptick in positive ratings of the US economy, but it’s not boosting Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Stocks are near record highs. Recent data on the economy has shown that growth accelerated last year even as inflation returned closer to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, proving wrong a multitude of Wall Street and academic economists who said a recession would be the consequence of efforts to lower inflation. “I’m as negative on him as I …

Opinion: Economists see a 'spectacular' economy. Most voters don't. Can Biden turn that around?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Economists see a 'spectacular' economy. Most voters don't. Can Biden turn that around?

LA Times  

If President Biden’s reelection hinged on the state of the economy, he’d be a good bet, or at least a better one. We journalists have to do better: Stop letting South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, for instance, get away unchecked with saying Biden “has destroyed our economy,” as happened on a recent Sunday talk show. Responding to Biden’s celebratory statement …

Yellen says current US economic growth ‘vindicates’ Biden’s COVID-19 pandemic stimulus spending
11 months, 1 week ago

Yellen says current US economic growth ‘vindicates’ Biden’s COVID-19 pandemic stimulus spending

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is pushing back against Republican criticism of the Democrats’ big coronavirus pandemic response package and making an election-year pitch that the current state of the U.S. economy “vindicates” the steps taken in 2021 to “get our economy back on track.” With falling inflation, unemployment at 3.7% and the U.S. apparently defying predictions of a …

Biden approval, views of economy steady, sour: AP-NORC poll
2 years ago

Biden approval, views of economy steady, sour: AP-NORC poll

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Fresh off his party’s better-than-anticipated performance in the midterm elections, President Joe Biden is facing consistent but critical assessments of his leadership and the national economy. “That’s just all there is to it.” She doesn’t blame Biden for the state of inflation, but “I feel like he’s not doing anything to change it,” said Conlee, an independent who …

CNN Poll: Most Americans have a dismal view of the US economy
2 years, 7 months ago

CNN Poll: Most Americans have a dismal view of the US economy

CNN  

CNN — The US public’s view of the nation’s economy is the worst it’s been in a decade, a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds, with many Americans also saying they feel financial strain in their own lives. And across party lines, most Americans say they’ve heard little or no recent good news on the issue. Overall, only 19% …

Americans grow pessimistic on the economy as high inflation lingers
3 years, 1 month ago

Americans grow pessimistic on the economy as high inflation lingers

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Nearly two-thirds of Americans describe the economy as poor in a new poll that comes amid high inflation and supply chain turmoil. The poll, released Monday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found just 35% of Americans now call the national economy good. In another sign of pessimism, nearly half of Americans …

Americans sour on economy amid inflation woes: AP-NORC Poll
3 years, 1 month ago

Americans sour on economy amid inflation woes: AP-NORC Poll

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Americans’ opinions on the U.S. economy have soured noticeably in the past month, a new poll finds, with nearly half expecting economic conditions to worsen in the next year. “It’s not quite as bad as it was back then but I feel like any day we could go off the rails.” AP-NORC poll Roughly half of Americans …

Majority of Americans say US economic conditions are good for the first time during the pandemic, per CNN Poll
3 years, 7 months ago

Majority of Americans say US economic conditions are good for the first time during the pandemic, per CNN Poll

CNN  

New York CNN Business — For the first time during the pandemic, most Americans approve of the economic conditions in the United States, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS that was released Wednesday. With jobless claims sinking and GDP growth expected to accelerate, a majority of Americans — 54% — say economic conditions are either somewhat or very …

CNN Poll: One year into the coronavirus pandemic, most Americans say the worst has passed
3 years, 9 months ago

CNN Poll: One year into the coronavirus pandemic, most Americans say the worst has passed

CNN  

CNN — After a full year living under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, the American public finally sees a brighter future, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. As Biden prepares to stand before the country in a prime-time address marking the one-year anniversary of widespread lockdowns in the United States, most Americans say they have a …

Election Shows Stark Partisan Divide On Economy, Coronavirus
4 years, 1 month ago

Election Shows Stark Partisan Divide On Economy, Coronavirus

NPR  

Election Shows Stark Partisan Divide On Economy, Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP When it comes to how the economy is emerging from the pandemic, voters couldn't be further apart. A massive survey conducted by The Associated Press showed more than 4 in 10 Americans describe the economy as "good" or "excellent." Deep partisan divisions that shaped this …

AP-NORC poll: Politics drive divergent view of US economy
4 years, 6 months ago

AP-NORC poll: Politics drive divergent view of US economy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Americans’ outlook on the national economy has improved somewhat from its lowest points during the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, but a new poll suggests Democrats and Republicans are living in alternate economic realities amid the sharpest recession in the nation’s history. “The economy is in terrible shape and improving rapidly,” said Harvard University professor Jason Furman, …

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