Americans’ assessments of the U.S. economy worsened in January after an even larger stumble in December, but following seven months when economic perceptions had generally shown modest improvements. …
As was the case in December, the decrease in Americans’ economic confidence in January was driven by Republicans’ increasingly negative views as the Trump campaign’s efforts to overturn the election results in key states were rejected by courts, state election officials and state and federal officeholders. CONTINUED
Megan Brenan, Gallup