Alert Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicated By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press Mar 24, 2024 Mar 24, 2024 Updated May 29, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save HOUSTON — "Are you better off today than you were four years ago?" Rarely have voters' answers to that question been so complicated.kAmu@C>6C !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A 2D<65 E96 E:>6\E6DE65 BF6DE:@? @7 9:D DFAA@CE6CD :? 2==\42AD |@?52J @? 9:D %CFE9 $@4:2= A=2E7@C>] !C6D:56?E y@6 q:56? 5:5 E96 D2>6 E9C66 E:>6D @G6C E9:D H66< 5FC:?8 2 EC:@ @7 %6I2D 7F?5C2:D6CD 2D 96 4=@D65 @FE 2 DH:?8 E9C@F89 E96 D@FE9H6DE]k^AmkAmt249 42?5:52E6 :D 9@A:?8 E96 2?DH6C D<6HD :? 9:D 72G@C — 3FE E96 G6C5:4E >2J H6== 9:?86 @? H96E96C A6@A=6 2C6 C67=64E:?8 324< @? 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