Roanoke College poll: After nearly a year of Trump, Virginians are feeling worse about the economy

Roanoke College poll: After nearly a year of Trump, Virginians are feeling worse about the economy

In the closing debate of the 1980 presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan asked a series of questions that proved devastating to President Jimmy Carter — and that have lingered down through the years as a classic test for candidates: “Are you better off than you were four years ago? Is it easier for you to go and buy things in the stores than it was four years ago?” Roanoke College has regularly asked a similar question as part of its regular consu…