There is a partisan bias to responses, of course. Only 24% of Republicans think the economy is deteriorating, compared with 60% of independents and 67% of Democrats. But there are ominous signs that the bad vibes are seeping into the bloodstream of the Maga base. Half of rural Americans, who voted for Trump by the stupendous margin of 69% to 29% last November, have become more pessimistic about the state of the economy since the start of the summer.