Americans' Economic Outlook Brightens to Pre-Pandemic Levels, Boosting Biden

• 34.1% of Americans surveyed expect to be financially better off in a year, the highest level since February 2020 before the pandemic • 23.6% expect to be worse off financially in a year, the lowest level since September 2021 • 23.8% say they are better off now than a year ago, the highest level since October 2021 • 36.3% say they are worse off now than a year ago, the lowest level since February 2022
• The positive economic outlook is good news for Biden, but it's unclear if voters will credit him over Trump on economic issues