… The economy is going gangbusters — historically so. Yet Americans, particularly Republicans, express a gloom not matched by economic reality — or by their own spending behaviors. Polls and consumer-confidence indices show an economic pessimism as grim as when millions lost jobs in the pandemic shutdown. This is, in […] Read more »
Americans hope that 2022 will be better
Although most Americans don’t think 2021 was great, more hold out hope that 2022 will be better. The past year was one of many ups and downs, as hope that COVID was in abeyance dissipated with the emergence of the Delta and omicron variants. COVID remains one of the most […] Read more »
Consumer Confidence Improved Again in December
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® increased again in December, after an upward revision in November. The Index now stands at 115.8 (1985=100), up from 111.9 (an upward revision) in November. … “Consumer confidence improved further in December, following a very modest gain in November,” said Lynn Franco, Senior Director […] Read more »
Economic Confidence in U.S. Matches Early Pandemic Low
With inflation in the U.S. at its highest point since 1982, Americans’ confidence in the economy has dropped to where it was in April 2020, when nationwide shutdowns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the nation into a recession. Concern about the economy, as evidenced by the increasing percentage […] Read more »
Biden’s economic ratings are worse than Carter’s
President Joe Biden is struggling in the minds of the American public. While his approval rating is down on a slew of issues, his difficulties are perhaps most noticeable on the economy. Biden now sports the lowest net economic rating of any president at this point through their first term […] Read more »
Lessons on Latino Voters
Since the 2020 election, there has been a significant re-evaluation of Latino voters’ partisan leanings and policy preferences. These voters — long assumed to be a permanent part of the Democratic coalition — supported Pres. Trump in larger numbers than expected. A “post-mortem” report, released this week by Equis Research, […] Read more »