Americans have soured further on the economy under President Joe Biden, according to the latest ABC News /Ipsos poll, which shows that the share of U.S. respondents who think the economy is getting worse has soared to its highest level since the financial crisis of 2008–09.
More than two-thirds (69 percent) of American adults believe the U.S. economy is deteriorating, according to the poll (pdf), published three months before the midterm elections in November.
That’s the highest share of Americans who say the economy is getting worse since 2008, when 82 percent expressed a similarly pessimistic view.
The survey, carried out on a sample of 665 respondents and with a 4.2 percentage point margin of error, also shows Americans trust Republicans over Democrats to handle key issues like crime, the economy, and inflation….