[pugets]

The second graph in that article ("The Partisan Gap on Economy Ratings") is alarming. In mid-2016, ~30% of Republicans said the economy was doing good. By mid-2017, that figure passed ~80%. By comparison, optimism among Democrats fell from ~70% to ~55% over that same time period.

I wonder if we'll make it to March 2025 before half of Republicans once again say that the economy is doing quite well.

[jeffbee]

That graph, by using rolling averages, makes the transition look less dramatic than it actually was. Expectation of future economy among Republicans in the U. Michigan survey fell by a full third in November 2020, immediately after the election.

https://data.sca.isr.umich.edu/fetchdoc.php?docid=77165