Nearly three out of four Americans say the economy isn’t doing well on President Joe Biden’s watch, according to a recent Economist/YouGov poll, while a separate survey showed that a record share of Americans believe the country’s best years are behind us.
The Economist/YouGov poll (pdf) shows that just 22 percent of Americans think the state of the economy is excellent or good, while a whopping 73 percent think it’s fair or poor.
Asked whether they approve of Biden’s handling of jobs and the economy, a greater share (48 percent vs. 42 percent) said they disapprove.
More gloom was expressed by people responding to a recent NBC poll, which showed that 74 percent of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track….