New Poll: 3 in 4 Republicans Say U.S. Is in Better Shape Than Four Years Ago

Republican voters hold a rosier view of the country’s overall state compared to four years ago than do Democrats heading in to this week’s Republican National Convention (RNC), a new poll finds.

A CBS News poll of registered voters nationwide found that 75 percent of Republican-identified voters say the country is better off now than it was four years ago; just 25 percent of GOP respondents said it wasn’t. Overall, just 35 percent of registered voters say the country is better off while 65 percent said it wasn’t.

When asked what gave them the best confidence that America was in a better place than it was in 2016, 82 percent of GOP voters cited their faith in the president’s leadership, while 70 percent cited the national economy and 64 percent cited their own family’s finances. (Read more from “New Poll: 3 in 4 Republicans Say U.S. Is in Better Shape Than Four Years Ago” HERE)

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