As President Obama and congressional Republicans reengage over economic issues, Americans offer a gloomy assessment of the state of the nation. But those perceptions appear to be heavily influenced by political identification and partisan leanings, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Fifty-seven percent of Americans describe the state of the country in negative terms. But while three-quarters of self-identified Republicans and 6 in 10 independents say the condition of the nation is either “not so good” or “poor,” 6 in 10 Democrats say it is either “good” or “excellent.” CONT.
Dan Balz & Peyton M. Craighill, Washington Post