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Don MacLeod

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The Optimism Gap: Why Fewer Americans See a Better Tomorrow

Posted on February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 By Don MacLeod

The Gallup poll dropped this week with a stat that should make everyone pause: only 59.2% of Americans expect their lives to be better in five years. That’s the lowest number since they started tracking this nearly 20 years ago — and it’s down from 68.3% just five years ago….

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