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.

[Enlightened1]

CNN = State Run media

[a fool in paradise]

Golden rain.

[glimmerman70]

Liars..

[stars & stripes forever]

COME BACK, PRESIDENT TRUMP.

[Tell It Right]

The CNN that wants you to believe America is full of nothing but unhappy racists demanding violent overthrow is the same CNN that now wants you to believe America is so in love with our country and wish we could give Biden a big kiss. LOL

[Retrofitted]

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

[Sacajaweau]

The why do they need all that Community Infrastructure money that Biden is going to give away.

[lurk]

Said the North Korean press.

[twister881]

Gallup, once respected, now Fake Polls R Us.

[Flavious_Maximus]

CNN = Enemy of the People

[Agatsu77]

Pure BS

[IC Ken]

That’s Hilarious. I spit coffee on my monitor.

[Jane Long]

[LibWhacker]

CNN, America’s Pravda.

[the OlLine Rebel]

OMG.

Again, ZERO mention of the TRUE riots and insurrections on-going and endless.

Just “COVID” and “election”.

These are very personal questions. Can I say my personal time was good or great? Sure. Is this horrid chaos and take-over still swimming in the back of my mind? Yes.

[Signalman]

We’ll see how accurate this poll is when the GOP sweeps the House in the mid-terms.

[blackdog]

I think so. Bottom does have that effect.

[Billthedrill]

Far be it from me to cast doubt on an Axios poll, but "You will own nothing and be happy" is probably what they had in mind here.

[Bringbackthedraft]

A 5 Golden Cocks of $#!T award goes to ...............

[Huskrrrr]

Until the government teat dries up.