Americans’ optimism for their future took a hit last year, poll finds February 10, 2026 at 3:10 am Kix Patterson Top Stories Tweet Share Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn Around 60 percent said they expected their lives would be significantly better in the future, roughly nine percentage points lower than during the pandemic. Post expires at 4:11am on Wednesday February 11th, 2026 Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *You may use these HTML tags and attributes:<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong> Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ Previous Story Israeli strikes kill 3 people in Gaza, hospital says Next Story WATCH: Seahawks meet a mouse at Disneyland