It was a question asked by then-GOP candidate Ronald Reagan in 1980 as he smoked Jimmy Carter with one of the most famous lines in debate history: “Are you better off than you were four years ago?”
Game over, TKO—the Fat Ludy sung that night.
"Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
Ronald Reagan debating then-President Jimmy Carter, 1980. pic.twitter.com/5rvyCVUOGC
— Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute (@RonaldReagan) September 6, 2024
Now that we’ve endured almost four years of a disastrous Biden-Harris administration, Gallup asked voters the same question, and the results are terrible, horrible, no good, very bad if you’re Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris. A staggering 52 percent said heck no:
More than half of Americans (52%) say they and their family are worse off today than they were four years ago, while 39% say they are better off and 8% volunteer that they are about the same. The 2024 response is most similar to 1992 among presidential election years in which Gallup has asked the question.
In 1992, of course, George H.W. Bush lost to upstart Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton. Forty-six percent of respondents back then indicated they were not better off—a number lower than the current findings, which makes this even more problematic for Kamalas’ chances. […]
— Read More: redstate.com
