Broken down by partisan lines, Democrats, Independents and Republicans all say that the economy has worsened in the past several weeks.
WASHINGTON – As unemployment numbers continue to rise due to the coronavirus pandemic, Americans' perceptions of the economy are worsening and almost a quarter say they've had difficulty paying rent or their mortgage, according to a new survey.
Robert Griffin, research director for the Voter Study Group, said the survey shows "some early signs of what's coming ... beyond just sort of the unemployment numbers." Story continuesCoronavirus live updates: 16,000 people in the US have now died from COVID-19; more than 24,000 have recovered "In a world in which sometimes we're kind of disconnected from reality as a result of our partisanship ... it's still the case that reality can set," he said.
And nearly double the number of Americans are having difficulty paying their student loans: 13% in March compared with 7% in April 2018. And fifteen percent of Americans aid they had difficulty paying their car payments — again more than double of the 7% that said they had difficulty in April 2018.
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