Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index declined slightly to -19 for the week ending Oct. 21, from -17 the week prior. Despite the slip, this is little changed from the trend since the week of Sept. 3, when confidence significantly improved from one of the lowest points of the year. …
The two parties have been sharply divided for all of 2012, with Democrats holding net positive economic views since the end of January and Republicans holding strongly net negative views, while independents have consistently held the middle ground. [cont.]
Jenny Marlar, Gallup