It’s been a long hard year for many Americans, from the arrival of COVID-19 and the economic pain it brought to a contentious presidential election and post-election period. But as COVID vaccination rates rise, key data points suggest something is lurking in the American electorate that we haven’t seen for a while: optimism.
American opinions about the direction of the country and the direction of the economy have improved dramatically in the last few months — and that shift could have a political impact in Washington. CONTINUED
Dante Chinni, NBC News
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