The share of American adults who say they’re optimistic about the future of the country has dropped to a new tracking low, according to a poll by Morning Consult, which comes on the heels of a closely-watched consumer confidence gauge that fell to its lowest level on record.
The Morning Consult survey, carried out on a representative sample of 2,210 U.S. adults between June 16–20, shows that 45 percent of respondents said they were “very optimistic” or “somewhat optimistic” about the future of the United States.
