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Kevin Hassett: “Democrats who are surveyed say the economy is like the worst since the Great Depression.”

Featuring: Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council

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Do you want to hear something about it? I mean, like, so in the Michigan survey, the Republicans who are surveyed say the economy's great. Democrats who are surveyed say the economy is like the worst since the Great Depression. And the independents agree with the Democrats. But if you look at the ups and downs of the independents and Democrats, it looks like what the Michigan survey guys call independents are actually Democrats. (07:05–07:10)

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Asserts that surveyed Democrats believe the economy is the worst since the Great Depression.

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