Republican optimism plummets

A month‑to‑month collapse in GOP economic optimism—from 55% saying the economy was getting better to 29%—appears tied to falling approval for President Trump and recent political events. That rapid shift shows voters’ economic sentiment within a party can swing sharply and quickly in response to leadership approval and salient crises. — If Republican voters’ economic confidence can swing this fast, it changes how we should read short‑term polling as predictors of midterm turnout, party messaging effectiveness, and support for economic policy.