---
title: "Americans Feel No Better or Worse Off in the Obama Years; Politics Colors Views of Recession’s Toll"
date: "2012-09-06"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2012/09/06/americans-feel-no-better-or-worse-off-in-the-obama-years-politics-colors-views-of-recessions-toll/"
categories:
  - "Recessions & Recoveries"
---

# Americans Feel No Better or Worse Off in the Obama Years; Politics Colors Views of Recession’s Toll