Economics
Voters Upbeat on Economy May Boost Republicans’ Midterm Prospects
- Poll shows 65 percent of Americans rate economy as good
- Views could be a buffer as GOP looks to turn back ‘blue wave’
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Republicans fighting to hang on to their majority in the House in the congressional elections this November may be helped by one bit of good news: voters’ good feelings about the economy.
A CBS News poll released Sunday found that 44 percent of Americans rate the nation’s economy as "somewhat good” and another 21 percent as “very good” -- 65 percent in total, versus only 35 percent who said the U.S. economy is very bad or somewhat bad.