As the U.S. prepares to ring in the new year, 45% of Americans say they expect 2023 to be at least a good one, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll.
Survey results, released Wednesday:
- 8% say they expect 2023 to be one of the best years ever.
- 12% say they expect the coming year to be excellent.
- 25% say it will be a good year.
- 21% say 2023 will be a fair year.
- 27% say it will be a poor year.
- 7% were uncertain.
Americans seem ready to bid farewell to 2022:
- 5% said it one of the best years ever.
- 8% said it was an excellent year.
- 24% said it was a good year.
- 23% said it was a fair year
- 35% said it was a poor year.
- 4% were uncertain.
The poll, conducted Dec. 22 and 26-27, surveyed 1,000 American adults. The margin of error is plus/minus 3 percentage points.
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Jeffrey Rodack, who has nearly a half century in news as a senior editor and city editor for national and local publications, has covered politics for Newsmax for nearly seven years.
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