You have to be careful with polls, since they usually profile the desired response by the way questions are formulated, or not asked at all. But this one is interesting, and even though it fails to ask anything about the ongoing wars, it does suggest that reality is breaking through the clouds with Americans. According to an NBC exit poll, Americans are angry about the Establishment; they are pessimistic about the state of affairs in the country; and they are fearful about the economy and their future.
“Nearly half—45%—of all voters said they were worse off financially than they were four years ago. That was a higher level of dissatisfaction than what registered in exit polls in any recent election going back to 2008….
“2 in 3 voters rated the U.S. economy poorly, a level higher than in 2020….
“All told, the mood of the country this election was very pessimistic: About three-quarters of voters nationwide said they felt negatively about the way things are going in the country, including 29% who said they were downright angry….
“Voters’ assessment of his [Biden’s] performance—40% approved, while 58% disapproved—was far worse than Trump’s was when he ran for re-election in 2020….
