A new poll has found that the majority of supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump believe that America's time of greatness is behind it. The poll, which was conducted by YouGov on October 18 through 21 and surveyed 1,266 registered voters, asked respondents whether they believed America's best days were in the past or yet to come, and found that the public is split. For respondents who identified as Trump supporters, 52 percent reported that they believed America's best days were in the past, while only 27 percent believed they are yet to come.
Only 2 percent of Trump supporters said that they believed we are currently living in America's best days, and 20 percent said they are not sure. Supporters of Harris seem to have the opposite view — 49 percent said that they felt America's best days were ahead of it, while 25 percent said the best days were in the past; 6 percent thought they were happening now, and 20 percent were unsure. When split by gender, the poll found that men were more optimistic than women, with 42 percent thinking America's best days were yet to come, compared to just 33 percent of women.
Individuals older than 45 were inclined to be less optimistic about the future than the younger generations — 42 percent of those aged 45 and older reported America's best days were behind them, while 39 percent of those aged 18 to 44 reported that they are ahead. Regionally, respondents located in the Northeast and Midwest also leaned in the direc.