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Most Americans think the country's best days are behind them
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May 21, 2026
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1:23Now PlayingA new Pew Research poll finds that a majority of Americans think the country's best days are behind them-- and a further breakdown finds people of color are especially pessimistic. Ayman Mohyeldin points out, "Given the history of what [Black Americans] have endured, to have 66% say that the best days of this country are behind us... so much racism, so much hate, so much oppression, I think that should be a very alarming factoid."
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