Ahead of State of the Union, Marist Poll shows 60% say country worse off than a year ago

By: Brandon Kingdollar

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 463

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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As President Donald Trump prepares to address Americans on the results of his first year back in office, a majority of Americans say he has made the country worse off.

That’s according to a February poll by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, conducted in partnership with PBS and NPR, which showed that 60% of Americans surveyed said the country was worse off than a year ago, and 55% said Trump was changing the …

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