Poll shows Pa. voters not optimistic on economy, direction of state and nation

March 2022 franklin and Marshall College poll

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  Scott LaMar has worked in both radio and television for more than four decades.
  
  Currently, LaMar is the Host and Executive Producer of The Spark program on WITF-FM, 89.5 & 93.3 in Harrisburg, Pa.
  
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FILE PHOTO: Ed Gillespie fills out his ballot at his polling place Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Alexandria, Va.

The Franklin and Marshall College Poll provides a good snapshot of what registered Pennsylvania voters are thinking every few months.

The March 2022 F&M poll finds that those surveyed aren’t very optimistic about the economy and the future direction of the U.S. and Pennsylvania.

According to the poll, just 21% said the nation is headed in the right direction while 32% say the state is head down the right path. The majority of those polled don’t believe President Joe Biden or Gov. Tom Wolf are doing a good job either.

Berwood A. Yost, Director of the Floyd Institute for Public Policy and Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College is on Monday’s Smart Talk with analysis of the poll results.

Other topics the poll addressed are gun laws, including concealed carry laws and abortion.

The Associated Press and WITF’s democracy reporter Jordan Wilkie are partnering to tell stories about how Pennsylvania elections work, and to debunk misinformation surrounding elections. 

Read the stories here