Most Americans (56 percent) think the U.S. is in recession. It is not.

Almost half (49 percent) think the stock market is down for the year. It is not.

The same percentage (49 percent) thinks that unemployment is at a 50-year high. Wrong again.

And nearly three-quarters of the country (72 percent) thinks inflation is increasing. You guessed it— still wrong.

These are the surprising results of a recent Harris poll conducted on behalf of The Guardian, and it is not good news for President Biden.

That so many Americans think that things are worse than they are is driving Democrats crazy. They know that the economy is the No.1 issue for most voters, and that Biden is given extremely low marks on his handling of our country’s finances. They are frantic to set the record straight; so far, their messaging has come up short.

Why are people so mixed up about the economy?

First, because so many are struggling to pay their bills, which they probably associate with a recession. Second, because real incomes are stagnant, people’s living standards have deteriorated, which doesn’t lead to rose-colored glasses.

Third, and maybe most important, Joe Biden and his surrogates have lied so frequently to Americans about the state of the economy (and the country) that people are no longer paying much attention to spin from the White House. Being told repeatedly that everything is great, when you can’t make ends meet, is deeply unsettling. And it’s also insulting — the corollary........

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