Quinnipiac
A solid majority of people say that they are doing well economically, but a larger majority believes the economy is performing poorly, with nearly half saying that it's getting worse.
This is similar to perceptions of public schools, with majorities believing the public schools in general are doing poorly, but their local school is doing well.
I guess it's not too difficult to convince people not to believe their own experience and swallow a different narrative.
Thirty-five percent of voters describe the state of the nation's economy these days as either excellent (6 percent) or good (29 percent), while 65 percent describe it as either not so good (28 percent) or poor (37 percent).
Nearly half of voters (47 percent) think the nation's economy is getting worse, 28 percent think it's staying about the same, and 23 percent think it's getting better.
A majority of voters (61 percent) describe their personal financial situation these days as either excellent (9 percent) or good (52 percent), while 38 percent describe it as either not so good (25 percent) or poor (13 percent).
A solid majority of people say that they are doing well economically, but a larger majority believes the economy is performing poorly, with nearly half saying that it's getting worse.
This is similar to perceptions of public schools, with majorities believing the public schools in general are doing poorly, but their local school is doing well.
I guess it's not too difficult to convince people not to believe their own experience and swallow a different narrative.