GET ME REWRITE: Just 18% of Republicans are honest with themselves; the rest are drinking Koolaid

 

Graphic:  Pew Research, 2/4/2026

Ted Van Green , Andy Cerda and Steven Shepard report:

A new Pew Research Center survey of 8,512 U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26 finds that nearly all of the change in views of the economy since last spring has come among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents: 

• 49% of Republicans rate the economy positively today, the highest mark of President Donald Trump’s second term. 

• Views among Republicans are up 5 percentage points since September and 13 points since April. 

• Just 10% of Democrats and Democratic leaners rate the economy positively, virtually unchanged since April.

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