A new poll from the Financial Times – Michigan Ross has delivered a stark verdict on President Joe Biden’s economic policies, with only 14% of American voters feeling financially better off since his tenure began – sentiment which could pose a significant challenge to Biden’s re-election hopes, and reflects widespread skepticism about his administration’s economic track record.

The poll reveals that nearly 70% of voters believe Biden’s economic strategies have either harmed or not impacted the US economy. A notable 33% feel his policies has “hurt the economy a lot.” In stark contrast, merely 26% see his policies as beneficial.

The new monthly poll conducted for the Financial Times and the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business will seek to track how economic sentiment affects the race for the White House. In 1980, Republican Ronald Reagan famously asked voters whether they were better off than they were four years earlier, setting the stage for his landslide victory over incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter. -FT

[Dems will keep up the “disconnect” language to the bitter end, while implying how stupid we all really are…until we aren’t. ~ Beege]