In the past, strongly positive readings among Democratic respondents to the IBD/TIPP Poll have kept the index from falling sharply in recent months, even as the economy soured and the nation’s problem with its soaring debt became an issue to average Americans.But that ended in August.
For the first time since President Obama was elected in November 2008, Democrats grew pessimistic about the economy, with their optimism dropping 17% from 54.7 to 45.3.
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