8 years ago we were in a horrible recession. Now we are not. The recovery has been slower than it should have been, and Obama deserves blame for that. But there is no rational way to say the economy is worse now.
But don't take my word for it. Read the Wall St Journal (certainly not liberal media).
Link: http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-posts-smallest-annual-budget-deficit-since-2007-1444937616