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Majority of Americans say U.S. economy is on the wrong track
A recent poll finds only eighteen percent of Americans say they are better off than a year ago, while forty-four percent say they are worse; the midterms loom.
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- First reported by CBS News: “Majority of Americans think U.S. economy is on the "wrong track"”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 8:59 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Americans, US.
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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA big majority of Americans say the economy is on the wrong track. Ipsos puts it at sixty-one percent, up from forty-three in January twenty twenty-five!

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd a recent poll has just eighteen percent saying they are better off than a year ago, which is basically a buffet line with one happy guy at the front.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSixty-one percent agree on something. Washington should be thrilled that the wrong track finally has a majority.
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