CNN: American Optimism Is Highest In More Than 10 years

CNN ^ | 07/11/21 | Harry Enten

[Enlightened1]

(CNN)Poll of the week: A new Gallup poll finds that 59.2% of Americans say they're thriving. Additionally, 73% of Americans said they experienced enjoyment for a lot of the previous day.

The former is the highest rating Gallup has ever recorded on the measure dating back to when it was first taken more than 13 years ago. The latter is the highest since the coronavirus pandemic began early last year.

 

What's the point: The last year has been tough for a lot of Americans. Among other issues, the coronavirus dominated our lives, and there was a very contentious presidential election. But with the election in the rearview mirror and more people returning to their pre-pandemic routines, Americans are feeling a lot more optimistic.

 

A number of different measures show Americans are feeling better about themselves and the state of the country than they have in a while.

 

The Gallup measures I mentioned shouldn't be too surprising given what we've been seeing from Axios/Ipsos polling. More Americans have been saying that their emotional well being has improved in the last week than gotten worse in every survey since May. From when the question was first asked in March 2020 through April of this year, more Americans had said it had gotten worse than better in every survey.

 

This positivity goes beyond the personal and into the political.

Last week, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist College poll found that 47% of Americans said the country was going in the right direction. That was within the margin of error of the 49% who said we were going in the wrong direction.

[Maris Crane]

We just got released by the government from this stupid Covid thing.

Of course we are pleased, CNN you worthless POS.

[wildcard_redneck]

"Golden rain.

LOL! we can only laugh at the audacity of the lies.

[DoodleBob]

[MercyFlush]

I’m optimistic that in another few years my store of toilet paper will be worth much more than US currency.

[blackdog]

Media cadence.

[manc]

what utter horse Sh@@

[a fool in paradise]

>> What's the point: The last year has been tough for a lot of Americans. Among other issues, the coronavirus dominated our lives, and there was a very contentious presidential election. But with the election in the rearview mirror and more people returning to their pre-pandemic routines, Americans are feeling a lot more optimistic.

Stolen election, authoritarian lockdowns including unconstitutional prohibition on worshipping in church, and murder hornets mobs rioting in every city and giving random strangers violent attacks to the head, people had a reason to feel down and oppressed by the Democrat government and their shock troops.

But now you can go shopping, to the movies, bars, concert tours, and beach and everybody has put the pain out of their memory because of simple minded bullstalin. And the world is amping up for another global shut down. Just look at Australia and Thailand and even Sweden.

[vpintheak]

😂😂😂😂😂😢

[stanne]

Haha haha

I saw a side photo glimpse of the First Lady yesterday. It is amazing she is First Lady. She’s off to Minneapolis today to do what? Foment?

VP Harris just promised a ton of taxpayer dough to the dem’s 2022 run. That’s what she does? That’s all she does? Campaigns?

Biden is less coherent than some of the dementia laden residents lining the halls in the long term care facility I work in

We’re 22trillion in debt my kids have to deal with froom 8 trillion in 2009 when Obama took over

Most of my conservative friends in the retired military community full of liberal wives have no clue what is going on. Not a clue. Just trust in government.

No debate just backlash

Oh ya. The country is full of optimistic people.

[antidemoncrat]

“CNN: American Optimism Is Highest In More Than 10 years”

CNN: American Optimism Is Lowest In More Than 10 years

There, fixed it

[Soul of the South]

“Wonder how many of the 59% are getting free money from Big Papa Government?”

Exactly. 50% of the population does not pay income taxes. Most of them are likely receiving signifiant benefits from the government. Consider them “thriving”. This mean less than 10% of the productive citizens consider themselves thriving. Most of them are likely government workers.

[I want the USA back]

Oh yeah. This is a cleverly disguised way of heaping praise on the decrepit old groper.

[a fool in paradise]

Stalinists lie. Always

History begins each day at sunrise.

[a fool in paradise]

>>Are they sending people door to door to make sure we’re optimistic?

Knock and Drag 2.0

The DNC Red Guard beatings of civilians will continue until moral improves.

[blackdog]

Confusion explained here. High optimism is being confused with “High opioids”, and yes 59% of the population expect to be higher on opioids in the next ten years. At least.

[packagingguy]

You are wrong. People love $4-$5/gallon gasoline, food shortages, skyrocketing prices of housing, groceries and building materials. Long waits at short-staffed restaurants, pharmacies and banks. They love being muzzled on Facebook and Twitter. They especially like turning on YouTube to find their favorite channels have been terminated.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Makes sense. I’m so happy I could just shit.

[Rebelbase]

Crack smoking, meth snorting pollsters. Is there anything they cannot do?

[krug]

You serious. Here in mid-Missouri no one would agree with that. Inflation, energy costs through the roof. Nothing open because you can’t employ anyone.

[Mark]

Author should write for the Babylon Bee.