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    This number explains why the Biden-Trump rematch is so tight

    WASHINGTON — Want to know why the election rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump starts out so close? One number goes a long way toward an answer. 57%: That's the share of Americans who rated the economy as good or excellent in January 2020 — just before the COVID-19 pandemic blew things up. That number, from polling by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center, ...
    by David Lauter, Los Angeles Times Feb 02, 2024 5 minutes
    U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College Jan. 5, 2024, in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

    WASHINGTON — Want to know why the election rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump starts out so close? One number goes a long way toward an answer.

    57%: That's the share of Americans who rated the economy as good or excellent in January 2020 — just before the COVID-19 pandemic blew things up. That number, from polling by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center, reflects a key fact that shapes today's campaign: A majority of Americans look back at Trump's presidency and remember an economy that worked well for them.

    And today? In Pew's most recent poll, just 28% rate the economy as good or excellent. That was actually a big improvement from last spring, but it's still a far cry from how people felt four years ago.

    Some people look at the rock-solid support that-19, the he faces, the against him, his at the U.S. Capitol.

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