Poll after poll keeps bringing good news for Republicans and bad news for Democrats as American voters are feeling good about the direction of the country under Donald Trump’s leadership. Meanwhile, they're eyeing the Dems with ever-increasing skepticism as more and more negative information comes out about what really went down during the Biden regime.
Despite some pessimism earlier in this, Trump’s second (non-consecutive) term, another new survey released Monday shows that a majority is feeling mighty good about the direction of the economy.
The Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll released Monday revealed the first net-positive rating on the strength of the U.S. economy since July 2021, the first few months of former President Joe Biden's administration.
When asked "how strong do you think the U.S. economy is today?" a majority of registered voters polled saw it as "strong" under Trump compared to "weak" for almost the entirety of the Biden administration.
- Strong: 51% (plus-5 points from April)
- Weak: 49% (minus-6 points from April)
🚨THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA IS HERE 👏
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 19, 2025
According to a new Harvard/Harris Poll, a MAJORITY of Americans rate the economy as “STRONG” for the first time since July 2021.
Donald Trump is making America great again. pic.twitter.com/b1cpZG7FwE
Those are some pretty nice numbers.
It’s hardly the only poll showing Americans like the new leadership a whole lot better than the previous inept bunch.
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But wait, there’s more!
"For the first time since July 2021, just over half of voters say the U.S. economy is strong today," the report said.
Despite the positive sentiment from registered voters apparent now, there has been considerable criticism heaped on Trump's tariffs and financial market fluctuations for weeks for having let down his "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) voter base on the economy.
But Trump, his Cabinet, staffers, and political and economic backers note the S&P 500 has regained all of the April 2 "Liberation Day" losses. That was the date of market dips due to Trump's massive tariffs agenda designed to rebalance the global trade order.
The latest Harvard-Harris poll confirms Trump’s rising approval trend since late April. Multiple polls now show him tied or above water, cutting his disapproval gap from -7 to just -3. Momentum clearly shifting. pic.twitter.com/vKsAwP53X8
— Quantus Insights (@QuantusInsights) May 19, 2025
Folks sure didn’t feel this positive about where we were headed when Ole Joe was in charge, ramping up inflation and spending on pointless social justice projects at every possible opportunity:
But the Biden administration's four years fell into negative territory for months, cratering in June 2022 and leveling mostly steady in the solidly net-negative range before trending closer to net-positive again in July 2024. That was the month that followed Biden's poor late-June debate performance against Trump, leading into the July 13 Trump assassination attempt, Biden exiting the race a week later, and Vice President Kamala Harris being picked to take over his campaign.
Winning. I like the taste of it.
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