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Poll: Politics Drive Divergent Views of US Economy

Associated Press

   Americans' outlook on the national economy has improved somewhat from
   its lowest points during the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic,
   but a new poll suggests Democrats and Republicans are living in
   alternate economic realities amid the sharpest recession in the
   nation's history.

   Eighty-five percent of Democrats call economic conditions "poor," while
   65% of Republicans describe them as "good" in a new survey conducted by
   The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

   This divide reflects the deep polarization ahead of the 2020
   presidential election, as well as a series of indicators that point
   toward a weakened but recovering U.S. economy.

   "The economy is in terrible shape and improving rapidly," said Harvard
   University professor Jason Furman, formerly the top economist in the
   Obama White House. "Depending on which of the two halves you're looking
   at, you're going to have a very different interpretation of where we
   are."

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