So that’s why they call them “blue” states
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Democrats are pessimistic folks, at least where the economy is concerned. So says a new survey from the Pew folks.
Overall, about a third of Americans (34%) rate economic conditions as excellent or good, while nearly twice that number say they are fair or poor (64%). Views of the economy are more favorable than in the fall, when economic attitudes were shaken by two major hurricanes and a spike in gas prices, but remain below where they were a year ago (39% positive in January 2005).
As has been the case through much of Bush's presidency
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