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Direction of the Country	See also: TIPP National Outlook Index

Daily Kos poll conducted by Research 2000. N=1,200 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 2.8.
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"Do you feel the country overall is heading in the right direction or wrong direction?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/8-11/10	39	60	1
	3/1-4/10	38	60	2
					.
	2/22-25/10 & earlier: N=2,400 adults nationwide, MoE ą 2.
					.
	2/22-25/10	39	58	3
	2/15-18/10	38	59	3
	2/8-11/10	39	58	3
	2/1-4/10	39	60	1
	1/25-28/10	38	60	2
	1/18-21/10	38	59	3
	1/11-14/10	39	58	3
	1/4-7/10	41	57	2

	12/27-31/09	40	58	2
	12/20-24/09	39	58	3
	12/14-17/09	39	59	2
	12/7-10/09	40	58	2
	11/30 - 12/3/09	39	58	3
	11/22-25/09	40	57	3
	11/16-19/09	41	55	4
	11/9-12/09	40	56	4
	11/2-5/09	41	55	4
	10/26-29/09	42	54	4
	10/19-22/09	41	55	4
	10/12-15/09	40	56	4
	10/5-8/09	41	55	4
	9/28 - 10/1/09	42	53	5
	9/21-24/09	41	53	6
	9/14-17/09	40	54	6
	9/7-10/09	39	55	6
	8/31 - 9/3/09	40	55	5
	8/24-27/09	42	53	5
	8/17-20/09	41	54	5
	8/10-13/09	42	53	5
	8/3-6/09	41	54	5
	7/27-30/09	42	53	5
	7/20-23/09	41	52	7
	7/13-16/09	42	51	7
	7/6-9/09	43	50	7
	6/29 - 7/2/09	45	49	6
	6/22-25/09	46	49	5
	6/15-18/09	47	48	5
	6/8-11/09	46	49	5
	5/31 - 6/4/09	45	50	5
	5/25-28/09	46	50	4
	5/18-21/09	48	48	4
	5/11-14/09	46	48	6
	5/4-7/09	45	49	6
	4/27-30/09	46	49	5
	4/20-23/09	43	53	4
	4/13-16/09	44	54	2
	4/5-9/09	43	55	2
	3/30 - 4/2/09	42	56	2
	3/23-26/09	39	59	2
	3/16-19/09	38	60	2
	3/8-12/09	37	60	3
	3/2-5/09	38	59	3
	2/23-26/09	39	58	3
	2/16-19/09	36	61	3
	2/9-12/09	35	62	3
	2/2-5/09	34	62	4
	1/26-29/09	33	60	7
	1/19-22/09	34	58	8
	1/12-15/09	27	62	11
	1/5-8/09	26	63	11

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. March 3-8, 2010. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.2.
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"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction or in the wrong direction?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/3-8/10	38	56	5
	1/12-17/10	44	50	6
	12/10-14/09	46	50	6
	11/5-9/09	38	56	6
	10/1-5/09	41	51	8
	9/3-8/09	37	57	7
	7/16-20/09	40	54	7
	5/28 - 6/1/09	48	46	6
	4/16-20/09	48	44	8
	2/12-17/09	40	49	11
	1/9-14/09	35	54	11
	12/3-8/08	32	60	8
	11/6-10/08	36	56	8
	10/16-20/08	17	78	6
	9/5-10/08	26	70	4

Gallup Poll. March 4-7, 2010. N=1,014 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
.
"In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?"
.
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/4-7/10	19	79	2
	2/1-3/10	21	77	2
	1/8-10/10	23	76	2
	12/11-13/09	25	73	2
	11/5-8/09	24	74	1
	10/16-19/09	26	72	2
	10/1-4/09	26	71	3
	8/31 - 9/2/09	29	70	1
	12/4-7/08	10	88	2
	11/13-16/08	11	87	2
	11/7-9/08	13	84	3
	10/31 - 11/2/08	13	85	2
	10/10-12/08	7	91	1
	10/3-5/08	9	90	1
	9/8-11/08	21	77	2
	8/21-23/08	18	81	1
	8/7-10/08	17	80	3
	7/10-13/08	17	81	2
	6/9-12/08	14	84	2
	5/8-11/08	14	85	1
	4/6-9/08	15	83	1
	3/6-9/08	19	80	2
	2/11-14/08	20	78	2
	1/4-6/08	24	73	3
	12/6-9/07	27	70	3
	11/11-14/07	20	76	3
	10/12-14/07	26	72	2
	10/4-7/07	25	73	2
	9/14-16/07	28	71	2
	8/13-16/07	24	73	3
	7/12-15/07	27	71	3
	6/11-14/07	24	74	2
	5/10-13/07	25	73	2
	4/2-5/07	33	65	2
	3/11-14/07	30	68	2
	2/1-4/07	34	64	2
	1/15-18/07	35	63	2
	12/11-14/06	30	69	1
	11/9-12/06	31	67	2
	11/2-5/06	35	61	4
	10/9-12/06	30	68	2
	9/7-10/06	32	67	2
	8/7-10/06	28	69	3
	7/21-23/06	33	65	2
	7/6-9/06	32	65	3
	6/1-4/06	30	67	2
	5/8-11/06	25	72	3
	4/10-13/06	27	71	2
	3/13-16/06	29	68	2
	2/6-9/06	35	62	3
	1/20-22/06	35	62	3
	1/9-12/06	36	61	3
	12/19-22/05	36	62	2
	12/5-8/05	35	62	3
	11/17-20/05	36	62	2
	11/7-10/05	31	66	3
	10/24-26/05	35	63	2
	10/13-16/05	31	68	1
	9/26-28/05	39	59	2
	9/12-15/05	34	65	1
	8/22-25/05	34	62	4
	8/8-11/05	37	60	3
	7/25-28/05	40	58	2
	7/7-10/05	42	57	1
	6/16-19/05	42	56	2
	6/6-8/05	38	60	2
	5/23-26/05	41	55	4
	5/2-5/05	39	58	3
	4/4-7/05	38	59	3
	3/21-23/05	38	59	3
	3/7-10/05	42	56	2
	2/21-24/05	45	52	3
	2/7-10/05	46	52	2
	1/3-5/05	46	53	1
	12/5-8/04	45	53	2
	11/7-10/04	44	54	2
	10/29-31/04	44	53	3
	10/11-14/04	41	57	2
	9/13-15/04	41	56	3
	8/9-11/04	44	55	1
	7/8-11/04	41	57	2
	6/9-30/04	45	53	2
	6/3-6/04	39	59	2
	5/7-9/04	37	62	1
	5/2-4/04	36	62	2
	4/5-8/04	41	57	2
	3/8-11/04	39	60	1
	2/9-12/04	45	54	1
	1/12-15/04	46	53	1
	1/2-5/04	55	43	2
	12/11-14/03	50	48	2
	11/3-5/03	44	54	2
	10/6-8/03	41	57	2
	9/8-10/03	40	58	2
	8/4-6/03	46	52	2
	7/7-9/03	50	48	2
	6/12-15/03	47	51	2
	5/5-7/03	54	45	1
	4/7-9/03	55	41	4
	3/22-23/03	60	38	2
	3/3-5/03	36	61	3
	2/17-19/03	39	58	3
	2/3-6/03	40	58	2
	1/13-16/03	42	56	2
	12/5-8/02	46	51	3
	11/11-14/02	48	48	4
	10/31 - 11/3/02	48	47	5
	10/3-6/02	47	49	4
	9/5-8/02	47	51	2
	8/5-8/02	47	50	3
	7/26-28/02	48	49	3
	7/22-24/02	49	47	4
	7/9-11/02	49	48	3
	6/3-6/02	52	44	4
	5/6-9/02	56	40	4
	4/8-11/02	61	37	2
	3/4-7/02	61	37	2
	2/4-6/02	61	37	2
	1/7-9/02	65	32	3
	12/6-9/01	70	28	2
	11/8-11/01	65	33	2
	10/11-14/01	67	29	4
	9/14-15/01	61	36	3
	9/7-10/01	43	55	2
	8/16-19/01	48	49	3
	7/19-22/01	51	46	3
	6/11-17/01	51	46	3
	5/10-14/01	46	50	4
	4/6-8/01	50	47	3
	3/5-7/01	53	44	3
	2/1-4/01	51	45	4
	1/10-14/01	56	41	3
	12/2-4/00	51	46	3
	11/13-15/00	58	41	1
	10/6-9/00	62	36	2
	8/29 - 9/5/00	59	38	3
	8/18-19/00	63	33	4
	7/14-16/00	61	35	4
	6/22-25/00	56	39	5
	5/18-21/00	55	42	3
	4/3-9/00	59	37	4
	2/25-27/00	65	32	3
	1/7-10/00	69	28	3
	9/23-26/99	52	45	3
	8/24-26/99	62	35	3
	6/11-13/99	55	42	3
	5/23-24/99	51	46	3
	4/26-27/99	51	45	4
	4/13-14/99	58	39	3
	2/12-13/99	71	26	3
	1/15-17/99	70	28	2
	12/28-29/98	50	48	2
	10/29 - 11/1/98	60	34	6
	8/21-23/98	63	34	3
	8/10-12/98	60	36	4
	5/8-10/98	59	36	5
	4/17-19/98	58	38	4
	2/20-22/98	64	32	4
	2/13-15/98	59	37	4
	1/30-2/1/98	63	35	2
	12/18-21/97	50	46	4
	8/22-25/97	50	48	2
	5/6-7/97	46	51	3
	1/10-13/97	50	47	3
	11/2-6/94	30	66	4

Ipsos/McClatchy Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Feb. 26-28, 2010. N=1,076 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/26-28/10	34	60	6
	1/28-31/10	37	57	5
	1/7-11/10	39	55	6
	12/3-6/09	36	60	4
	10/29 - 11/1/09	38	57	4
	10/1-5/09	40	56	5
	8/27-31/09	40	54	6
	7/30 - 8/3/09	46	48	6
	7/9-13/09	40	54	6
	6/4-8/09	52	42	6
	4/30 - 5/3/09	55	38	7
	4/2-6/09	45	48	7
	3/5-9/09	44	48	8
	2/6-9/09	42	50	8
	11/6-9/08	32	64	4
	10/2-6/08	21	73	6
	9/5-9/08	33	64	3

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Feb. 17-18, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.6.
.
"Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?"
.
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/17-18/10	19	73	8
	4/1-2/09	22	69	9
	1/14-15/09	20	72	8
	12/3-4/08	21	72	7
	10/8-9/08	10	86	4
	6/18-19/08	14	80	6
	2/6-7/08	24	69	7
	8/1-2/07	24	69	7
	7/11-12/07	27	68	5
	7/2-3/07	24	67	9
	6/18-19/07	26	68	6
	5/2-3/07	25	71	4
	3/28-29/07	28	66	6
	3/14-16/07	28	64	8
	1/24-25/07	30	61	9
	1/17-18/07	30	62	8
	12/6-7/06	31	59	10
	11/9-10/06	29	63	8
	11/2-3/06	29	64	7
	10/26-27/06	31	61	8
	10/19-20/06	25	67	8
	10/5-6/06	25	67	8
	8/24-25/06	28	65	7
	8/10-11/06	26	67	7
	5/11-12/06	23	71	6
	3/16-17/06	30	64	6
	11/10-11/05	26	68	6
	9/29-30/05	31	61	8
	9/8-9/05	28	66	6
	8/2-4/05	36	54	10
	12/2-3/04	46	46	8
	10/27-29/04	39	56	5
	10/21-22/04	40	56	4
	10/14-15/04	40	55	5
	9/30 - 10/2/04	38	57	5
	9/9-10/04	39	53	8
	9/2-3/04	43	49	8
	7/29-30/04	36	58	6
	7/8-9/04	40	54	6
	5/13-14/04	30	62	8
	4/8-9/04	36	59	5
	1/22-23/04	43	52	5
	1/8-9/04	46	47	7
	12/18-19/03	46	47	7
	10/9-10/03	40	54	6

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Feb. 5-10, 2010. N=1,084 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/5-10/10	33	62	5
	1/14-17/10	36	55	9
	12/4-8/09	37	56	7
	9/19-23/09	41	53	6
	7/24-28/09	42	49	9
	7/9-12/09	35	57	8
	6/12-16/09	44	50	6
	5/6-12/09	45	48	7
	4/22-26/09	41	50	9
	4/1-5/09	39	53	8
	3/12-16/09	35	57	8
	2/2-4/09	23	68	9
	1/11-15/09	15	79	6
	12/4-8/08	12	83	5
	10/25-29/08	11	85	4
	10/19-22/08	11	85	4
	10/10-13/08	7	89	4
	9/12-16/08	14	81	5
	7/7-14/08	14	81	5
	5/30 - 6/3/08	14	83	3
	3/28 - 4/2/08	14	81	5
	1/9-12/08	19	75	6
	12/5-9/07	21	71	8
	9/4-8/07	24	71	4
	7/9-17/07	22	72	6
	6/26-28/07	19	75	6
	5/18-23/07	24	72	4
	3/7-11/07	25	69	6
	2/23-27/07	23	68	9
	2/8-11/07	26	68	6
	1/18-21/07	26	69	5
	1/1-3/07	27	68	5
	12/8-10/06	24	70	6
	10/27-31/06	29	64	7
	8/17-21/06	29	67	4
	7/21-25/06	28	66	6
	6/10-11/06	27	69	4
	4/28-30/06	24	71	5
	3/9-12/06	28	66	6
	1/20-25/06	32	61	7

Pew Research Center survey. Feb. 3-9, 2010. N=1,383 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
.
"All in all, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in this country today?" 9/10-15/09: "Overall, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in our country today?"
.
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/3-9/10	23	71	6
	1/6-10/10	27	69	4
	10/28 - 11/8/09	25	67	7
	9/30 - 10/4/09	25	67	7
	9/10-15/09	30	64	7
	8/20-27/09	28	65	7
	8/11-17/09	28	65	7
	7/22-26/09	28	66	6
	6/10-14/09	30	64	5
	4/28 - 5/12/09	34	58	8
	3/31 - 4/6/09	23	70	7
	1/7-11/09	20	73	7
	12/3-7/08	13	83	4
	10/9-12/08	11	86	3
	9/9-14/08	25	69	6
	7/31 - 8/10/08	21	74	5
	7/23-27/08	19	74	7
	6/18-29/08	19	76	5
	5/21-25/08	18	76	6
	3/19-22/08	22	72	6
	1/30 - 2/2/08	24	70	6
	12/07	27	66	7
	10/17-23/07	28	66	6
	2/1-13/07	30	61	9
	1/10-15/07	32	61	7
	12/6-10/06	28	65	7
	11/9-12/06	28	64	8
	9/21 - 10/4/06	30	63	7
	7/6-19/06	30	65	5
	5/06	29	65	6
	2/8 - 3/7/06	32	63	5
	1/4-8/06	34	61	5
	11/9-27/05	34	59	7
	10/05	29	65	6
	7/05	35	58	7
	5/05	39	57	4
	2/16-21/05	38	56	6
	1/5-9/05	40	54	6
	12/1-16/04	39	54	7
	10/15-19/04	36	58	6
	7/8-18/04	38	55	7
	5/3-9/04	33	61	6
	2/24-29//04	39	55	6
	12/19/03 - 1/4/04	45	48	7
	12/15-17/03	44	47	9
	10/03	38	56	6
	7-8/03	40	53	7
	4/03	50	41	9
	1/22-29/03	34	58	8
	1/8-12/03	44	50	6
	8/02	47	44	9
	5/02	44	44	12
	3/02	50	40	10
	9/21-25/01	57	34	9
	8/21 - 9/5/01	41	53	6
	6/01	43	52	5
	3/01	47	45	8
	2/01	46	43	11
	1/01	55	41	4
	9/00	51	41	8
	6/00	47	45	8
	4/00	48	43	9
	1/99	53	41	6
	11/98	46	44	10
	8/27 - 9/8/98	54	42	4
	8/21-24/98	55	41	4
	7/29 - 8/2/98	50	44	6
	2/98	59	37	4
	1/98	46	50	4
	9/97	45	49	6
	8/97	49	46	5
	1/97	38	58	4

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Jan. 23-25, 2010. N=800 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5. RV = registered voters. LV = likely voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.
.
"All in all, do you think things in the nation are generally headed in the right direction, or do you feel that things are off on the wrong track?"
.
		Right Direction	Wrong Track	Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/23-25/10	32	58	7	3
	1/10-14/10	34	54	10	2
	12/11-14/09	33	55	10	2
	10/22-25/09	36	52	9	3
	9/17-20/09	39	48	10	3
	7/24-27/09	39	49	9	3
	6/12-15/09	42	46	9	3
	4/23-26/09	43	43	10	4
	2/26 - 3/1/09	41	44	9	6
	1/9-12/09	26	59	9	6
	12/5-8/08	26	60	10	4
	11/1-2/08 LV	11	76	10	3
	10/17-20/08 RV	12	78	7	3
	10/4-5/08 RV	12	77	9	2
	9/19-22/08 RV	16	73	9	2
	8/15-18/08 RV	18	67	12	3
	7/18-21/08 RV	13	74	10	3
	6/6-9/08 RV	16	71	11	2
	4/25-28/08 RV	15	73	10	2
	3/7-10/08 RV	20	66	11	3
	1/20-22/08	19	68	10	3
	12/14-17/07	22	63	13	2
	11/1-5/07	21	67	9	3
	9/7-10/07	25	63	9	3
	7/27-30/07	19	67	11	3
	6/8-11/07	19	68	11	2
	4/20-23/07	22	66	12	-
	3/2-5/07	25	58	14	3
	1/17-20/07	28	57	13	2
	12/8-11/06	28	58	11	3
	10/28-30/06 RV	29	56	13	2
	10/13-16/06 RV	26	61	11	2
	9/30 - 10/2/06 RV	29	58	11	2
	9/8-11/06 RV	31	54	12	3
	7/21-24/06	27	60	11	2
	6/9-12/06	27	61	10	2
	4/21-24/06	24	67	7	2
	3/10-13/06	26	62	9	3
	1/26-29/06	31	57	10	2
	12/9-12/05	30	59	8	3
	11/4-7/05	26	63	8	3
	10/8-10/05	28	59	10	3
	9/9-12/05	32	57	8	3
	7/8-11/05	34	52	12	2
	5/12-16/05	35	52	10	3
	3/31 - 4/3/05	34	51	12	3
	2/10-14/05	42	48	8	2
	1/13-17/05	40	47	10	3
	12/9-13/04	41	46	11	2
	10/29-31/04 LV	41	47	11	1
	10/16-18/04 RV	39	48	10	3
	9/17-19/04 RV	39	49	10	2
	8/23-25/04 RV	36	50	12	2
	7/19-21/04 RV	36	48	14	2
	6/25-28/04 RV	36	48	14	2
	5/1-3/04 RV	33	50	14	3
	3/6-8/04 RV	43	49	4	4
	1/04	47	43	6	4
	12/14/03	56	30	9	5
	12/13/03	41	48	8	3
	11/03	43	47	6	3
	9/03	38	50	8	4
	7/03	42	44	9	4
	5/03	49	38	8	5
	4/03	62	22	13	3
	1/03	36	47	14	3
	12/02	43	42	13	2
	10/02 RV	44	42	14	-
	9/02	42	43	12	3
	7/02	40	42	14	4
	6/02	52	31	14	3
	4/02	53	28	15	4
	1/02	62	20	14	4
	12/01	70	15	12	3
	9/01	72	11	11	6
	6/01	43	39	14	4
	4/01	47	39	11	3
	3/01	52	32	11	5
	1/01	45	36	15	4
	12/00	39	43	14	4
	10/00 RV	48	32	18	2
	9/00 RV	51	29	16	4
	7/27-28/00 RV	48	32	17	3
	6/14-18/00 RV	44	38	15	3
	4/29 - 5/1/00 RV	44	34	19	3
	3/2-5/00	47	35	15	3
	1/25-26/00	55	28	15	2
	12/9-12/99	49	34	15	2
	10/23-25/99	46	37	14	3
	9/9-12/99	43	41	13	3
	7/24-26/99	50	32	15	3
	6/16-19/99	42	41	14	3
	4/17-19/99	46	40	11	3
	3/4-7/99	54	33	10	3
	1/16-18/99	49	38	10	3
	12/3-6/98	47	38	12	3
	10/24-27/98 RV	55	31	12	2
	9/10-13/98	51	35	11	3
	7/25-27/98	45	39	13	3
	6/18-21/98	45	39	13	3
	4/18-20/98	50	35	12	3
	2/26 - 3/1/98	53	32	12	3
	1/17-19/98	47	34	16	3
	12/4-8/97	48	35	13	4
	10/25-28/97	44	39	14	3
	9/11-15/97	48	36	12	4
	7/26-28/97	44	40	12	4

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Jan. 22-24, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"How well are things going in the country today: very well, fairly well, pretty badly or very badly?"
					.
		Very Well	Fairly Well	Pretty Badly	Very Badly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/22-24/10	4	28	45	22	-
	12/2-3/09	3	31	42	24	-
	10/30 - 11/1/09	3	34	41	22	-
	8/28-31/09	2	28	46	23	1
	5/14-17/09	3	25	45	26	-
	4/3-5/09	3	20	51	26	-
	2/18-19/09	3	18	47	32	-
	12/1-2/08	2	18	39	40	-
	11/6-9/08	2	14	45	38	-
	10/17-19/08	3	22	42	33	-
	10/3-5/08	3	17	45	35	-
	8/23-24/08	3	28	35	34	-
	7/27-29/08	3	21	47	29	-
	4/28-30/08	4	26	35	35	1
	11/2-4/07	8	34	35	23	-
	4/10-12/07	8	40	34	17	1
	1/11/07	8	49	30	12	1
	11/3-5/06	9	42	30	18	1
	10/6-8/06	12	37	30	19	2
	9/29 - 10/2/06	8	43	26	23	-
	8/30 - 9/2/06	9	37	29	25	-
	8/2-3/06	8	47	29	15	1
	5/5-7/06	8	38	33	20	1

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2010. N=1,083 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
					.
"Do you think things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track?" Options rotated
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-15/10	37	62	1
	11/12-15/09	44	55	2
	10/15-18/09	44	54	2
	8/13-17/09	44	55	1
	6/18-21/09	47	50	3
	4/21-24/09	50	48	2
	3/26-29/09	42	57	1
	2/19-22/09	31	67	2
	1/13-16/09	19	78	3
	12/11-14/08	15	82	3

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Jan. 12-13, 2010. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"How satisfied are you with the way things are going in the country today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied?"
					.
		Very Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Not Very Satisfied	Not at All Satisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/12-13/10	2	33	37	27	-
	8/11-12/09	6	32	32	29	2
	4/22-23/09	16	30	26	27	1
	1/13-14/09	3	17	35	44	1

Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor National Survey. Jan. 3-7, 2010. N=1,200 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.8.
					.
"Do you feel that the country in general is headed in the right direction, or do you think things are seriously off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Track	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/3-7/10	34	55	4	6
	9/24-28/09	38	50	4	8
	7/5-12/09	38	50	3	9
	4/8-14/09	47	42	2	9

CBS News Poll. Dec. 17-22, 2009. N=1,048 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"How do you feel about the future of the United States over the next few years? Would you say that you are generally optimistic about the next few years for the U.S., or are you generally pessimistic about the next few years for the U.S.?"
					.
		Generally Optimistic	Generally Pessimistic	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/17-22/09	56	38	6
	3/96	59	31	10