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The Middle Class Gets Worried

Will economic fears hit Republicans in midterms?

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Ben Domenech
Sep 02, 2025
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Here’s a wrap-up of the latest WSJ/NORC Economic Poll:

America is becoming a nation of economic pessimists.

A new Wall Street Journal-NORC poll finds that the share of people who say they have a good chance of improving their standard of living fell to 25%, a record low in surveys dating to 1987. More than three-quarters said they lack confidence that lif…

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