U.S. voters are a little more pessimistic about the days to come this month. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 39% of voters believe America’s best days are in the future, while 40% say they are in the past.
The number of people who say the nation’s best days lie ahead is the lowest found since July 4 of last year and is down from 48% just before Barack Obama’s inauguration a month ago. Last month, 35% of voters said the nation’s best days had come and gone.
More than one in five voters (21%) are undecided, up from 17% last month and 16% in December.
Men are more evenly divided on the question, with 43% who say the best days are still to come and 40% who say the opposite. Among women, 41% believe America’s best days have come and gone, while 35% say they are still ahead.
Given the current political landscape, it's no surprise that most Republicans (55%) say the nation’s best days are in the past, while most Democrats (51%) say they are still to come. The plurality (45%) of unaffiliated voters thinks America’s best days have already past.
Government workers say the best days are ahead 56% to 33%, while those who work for private companies take the opposing view, 47% to 32%
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