Republicans are happier with the economy all of the sudden

What a difference a week — and election — can make.

In a new poll from Gallup, Americans’ confidence in the economy was surveyed in the week before the election and the week after. We’ve moved from an index score of -10 to +3 — or, in other words, from being slightly negative to slightly positive.

Looking closer at party affiliation gives us a bit more insight — before the election, 61 percent of Democrats were positive, compared to 49 percent after. Not a terribly dramatic change.

The GOP? A mere 16 percent of Republicans had hope for the economy prior to November 8. Afterward — 49 percent.