President Joe Biden is met with the challenge of reassuring voters his economic agenda is effective and that he is capable of another four years in office during Thursday’s State of the Union address.
While 57% of people would describe the economy as “very bad” or “fairly bad” headed into the president’s speech, 39% would describe it as “very good” or “fairly good,” which is up from 37% who felt the same last year, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll.
When asked how respondents would describe the state of the country if they were to give their own State of the Union address, 61% said “divided,” and 44% said “declining.” Very few people described the state of the country in a positive light, while 37% described the nation as “weak.”
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