Albert R. Hunt, Columnist

Voters Feel Good About the Economy, Not About Trump

Presidential popularity usually rises and falls with economic optimism. This president has been breaking the link.

February 4, 2018 at 3:00 PM UTC

Albert R. Hunt is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.

Feeling good.
Photographer: Win McNamee/Pool via Bloomberg

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There is an acute struggle dividing U.S. voters that isn’t about Democrats versus Republicans or differences on issues.

It’s about the public’s optimistic view of the economy during the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency and the simultaneously pessimistic view of Trump himself. The contrast is striking.