CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday pointed out that there is a discrepancy between the economy's performance and the general sense of pessimism that many Americans feel towards the economy.
"The market, which reflects the reality of the economy, is benefitting plenty of people, but not nearly enough to change the mood of the nation," he said.
Cramer first attributed this pessimism to the chaos of this year's presidential election.
The "anger and ugliness in Washington" seeps into every aspect of life, Cramer said.
People really feel the weight of high prices at supermarkets, he said, even if wages are solid and jobs aren't extremely hard to find.
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