Nearly two-thirds of Americans (63 percent) say the future of the nation is a very or somewhat significant source of stress, slightly more than perennial stressors like money (62 percent) and work (61 percent), according to the American Psychological Association’s report, “Stress in America™: The State of Our Nation”. More […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters frustrated with tax system, Democrats ahead in ballot test
Republican efforts to tackle tax reform should be welcome news to voters, as the latest Fox News poll finds there’s much in the nation’s current system Americans want fixed. A sizable 69 percent majority is upset about how much they pay personally, but that’s not the top voter frustration. Some […] Read more »
UT/TT Poll: Texas voters say U.S. is headed in the wrong direction
By a two-to-one margin, Texas voters believe the country is going in the wrong direction, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. While 29 percent said the United States is on the right track, 61 percent said it’s going in the wrong direction. They took a more sanguine […] Read more »
Dissatisfaction With Government, Direction of U.S. Persists
Americans’ satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. has fallen to 21%, the lowest point since July 2016. Dissatisfaction with the government remains at the top of the list of most important problems in the country. CONT. Megan Brenan, Gallup Read more »
CNN poll: Trump approval steady, but more say he’s leading in the wrong direction
President Donald Trump’s approval rating holds steady in a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, but that overall stability belies declining views on how things are going in the country today. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
How Long Are We Willing to Live With National Anxiety?
Seventy-three percent of U.S. adults are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., according to Gallup’s most recent poll conducted Sept. 6-10. In other words, three out of four Americans have a measurable degree of anxiety about the current state of the country or what to expect […] Read more »