Near-Term Optimism Is Rising—Especially Among Republicans
Americans are strolling into the new year with a bit more spring in their steps, thanks to the imminent return of Donald Trump to the White House and the long-awaited end of the Biden-Harris era.
The last time the calendar year reached its inevitable conclusion, 30 percent of Americans said the 12 prior months had been terrible for the country, and another 26 percent said it had been bad, according to the annual year-in-review survey from YouGov. That’s a pretty awful 56 percent of Americans with a downbeat view of the experience of our Republic.
This time around, the survey found that 22 percent of Americans view the last year as terrible, and 27 percent said it has been bad, a seven point move away from negativity. Among Republicans, those saying the past year was terrible fell from 44 percent to 26 percent. Among…
