Trump’s Super Tuesday victory speech: grim visions of an American apocalypse

Rather than bask in his Republican primary victories, the ex-president asserted that the state of the union is bleak…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/06/trump-super-tuesday-victory-speech

America Is on the Right Track - The Atlantic

"Streeter observes that it's not the poorer members of the conservative coalition who are pessimistic; it's the affluent white Republicans who watch Tucker Carlson and believe the nation is on the verge of total destruction. Many of them believe that radical action, even violence, may be necessary to save it..."

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/american-optimism-productivity-innovation-rise/672714/

The pessimistic generation: How grown-ups can grow up and give kids some hope (On Point)

Young people today are dealing with fallout from much more than the pandemic.

"We have a big crisis with our children and our young adults that hasn’t ... been measured well," stress scientist Elissa Epel says. "But we see it happening."

Climate anxiety. Social unrest. Racism. Politics.

An endless stream of negativity on TV, on the radio, on their phones ... everywhere.

"Naturally they’re developing a pretty negative view of their future," Epel adds.

Today, On Point: Kids and pessimism. We hear why it's time for grown-ups to grow up, and give our kids some hope.
Interview: 

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2021/10/29/kids-pandemic-pessimism-politics-teens-future-social-media

Republicans’ Pessimistic Views On The Economy Have Little To Do With The Economy | FiveThirtyEight

In 2016, the media extensively covered Trump supporters' "economic anxiety." Will this misperception continue in the lead-up to 2024?

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/republicans-pessimistic-views-on-the-economy-have-little-to-do-with-the-economy/

Republicans’ optimism about future of GOP declines -- Pew Research Center

Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are less confident about what lies ahead for their party than they were immediately following the election of Donald Trump last year. Pessimism about the GOP's future remains a minority viewpoint among Republicans and Republican leaners. ....
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/10/03/republicans-optimism-about-future-of-gop-declines/

Senate returns more pessimistic than ever on healthcare

Senators went into a recess skeptical over whether they could agree to legislation repealing and replacing ObamaCare. They will return on Monday more doubtful than ever. 

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), one of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) most loyal allies, said Thursday that it’s “unlikely” the GOP will get a healthcare deal. “I don’t see a comprehensive healthcare plan this year,” he told a local news station....
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/336145-senate-returns-more-pessimistic-than-ever-on-healthcare

'If you're not a straight white male, I don't think he's looking out for you' (Business Insider)

As Donald Trump approaches his inauguration, young Americans have a deeply pessimistic view about his incoming administration, with young blacks, Latinos and Asian Americans particularly concerned about what's to come in the next four years....
http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-poll-young-americans-fear-they-will-be-worse-off-post-trump-2017-1