Voters feel better about the economy. Will it help Biden? - BBC News

Inflation is down and "vibes" are up - but younger Americans especially remain sceptical after the pain of soaring prices.

9 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsUS election 2024Image caption, Nancy Pontius says she is not worried about the "big picture economy"By Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter, New YorkNancy Pontius is ready to share an unpopular view: she doesn't think inflation is a major issue, and says concerns about the economy won't influence her vote in November's election.

But that's not because the 36-year-old Democrat hasn't felt the same financial strain as tens of millions of Americans over the past couple of years.

"I definitely felt the gas price increase," the mum-of-two from Pennsylvania says, "but I also recognised that it was likely to be temporary". Ms Pontius voted for Joe Biden four years ago and plans to do so again, motivated by issues like abortion. "I'm not worried about the big picture economy," she says.

Such confidence is welcome news for Mr Biden, whose first term has been troubled by a once-in-a-generation 18% leap in prices, which propelled economic dissatisfaction and eroded political support.

Even as the American economy's booming emergence from the pandemic drew envy abroad, opinions at home remained starkly negative.

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