Despite job gains and signs of easing inflation, six out of 10 Americans think the nation’s economy is in a recession, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist, and more than half think President Joe Biden has weakened the economy.
As the country gears up for midterm elections that will determine who controls Congress, how people view the country’s economic outlook seems to be shaped not just by confusing or conflicting indicators, but also by politics.
A majority of Democrats and Biden’s 2020 voters don’t see a recession; everybody else seems to disagree. CONTINUED
Laura Santhanam, PBS NewsHour
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