And it turns out President Donald Trump is getting more and more credit for it. A broad 63% of Americans say the economy is in "very good" or "somewhat good" condition in a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, matching the best number on this question stretching all the way back April 2001. One major reason for the increase is because Republicans have completely flipped their views of the economy now that Trump is in office. The number of Democrats who think the economy is doing well has dropped 20 points since former President Barack Obama left office.) There's little doubt that Trump inherited a robust economy from the Obama years, but what's less clear is what Trump's effect on the economy has been a full eight months into his presidency.

Source: CNN September 23, 2017 16:07 UTC