The latest Rasmussen Reports survey finds that 52% of likely U.S. voters say the U.S. economy has deteriorated under President Joe Biden, while 31% say it has improved, and 14% say it is flat. …

While 51% of Democrats said they think the economy has improved under Biden, that opinion is shared by only 12% of Republicans and 28% of unaffiliated voters, according to Rasmussen. Majorities of both Republicans (79%) and unaffiliated voters (55%) in the survey say the economy has deteriorated since Biden became president, and 25% of Democrats agree.

Biden gets the blame for the economy from 42% of likely voters in the survey, while 29% say Republicans in Congress deserve more blame, and 19% say Democrats in Congress are more to blame. Another 10% are undecided.

[Some Biden supporters will sniff at Rasmussen polling, but it’s remarkably similar to Biden’s approval ratings on the economy. His RCP aggregate average is *twenty points* underwater at 38/58.4, and even the notoriously Biden-friendly Economist/YouGov poll puts it at 43/54. That doesn’t happen if Americans think Biden’s helped improve the economy, needless to say. Take YouGov out of the mix this summer, and the White House’s PR campaign to celebrate Bidenomics is a clear bust. — Ed]