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Direction of the Country	Right track/wrong track \| Harris Feel Good Index \| Harris Alienation Index See also: TIPP National Outlook Index

Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

Right Track/Wrong Track

Daily Kos poll conducted by Research 2000. N=2,400 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.
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"Do you feel the country overall is heading in the right direction or wrong direction?"
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		Right Direction	Wrong Direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	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

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 18-21, 2009. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
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"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
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		Right Direction	Wrong Direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	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

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). June 12-15, 2009. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1. RV = registered voters. LV = likely voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.
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"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
		%	%	%	%
	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
	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

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey. June 10-14, 2009. N=1,502 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"All in all, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in this country today?" Trend includes slight variation in question wording.
.
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/10-14/09	30	64	5
	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
	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

Ipsos/McClatchy Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. June 4-8, 2009. N=1,023 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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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
		%	%	%
	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

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. June 4-7, 2009. N=800 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
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"Do you feel things in the country are generally going in the right direction, or do you think things are seriously off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Track	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/4-7/09	45	43	4	9
	4/23-26/09	42	47	3	8
	3/26-29/09	39	49	5	7
	2/28 - 3/2/09	32	55	6	8
	1/21-24/09	31	52	4	13
	11/6-9/08	30	59	4	6
	10/23-26/08	12	78	5	5

Marist College Marist Poll. June 1-3, 2009. N=1,142 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"In general, thinking about the way things are going in the country, do you feel things are going in the right direction or that things are going in the wrong direction?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/1-3/09	50	40	10
	4/21-23/09	44	44	12

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. May 28-June 1, 2009. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
					.
"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
		%	%	%
	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

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 14-17, 2009. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"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
		%	%	%	%	%
	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

CBS News Poll. May 6-12, 2009. N=1,874 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.
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"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
		%	%	%
	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

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. April 22-23, 2009. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"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
		%	%	%	%	%
	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 conducted by FD. April 8-14, 2009. N=602 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
					.
"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	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/8-14/09	47	42	11

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. April 1-2, 2009. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
.
"Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?"
.
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	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

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Feb. 18-19, 2009. N=1,046 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Would you say you are very angry, somewhat angry, not very angry or not angry at all about the way things are going in the country today?"
					.
		Very Angry	Somewhat Angry	Not Very Angry	Not Angry At All
		%	%	%	%
	2/18-19/09	31	40	16	13
	10/17-19/08	35	40	14	11
					.
"Would you say you are very scared, somewhat scared, not very scared or not scared at all about the way things are going in the country today?"
					.
		Very Scared	Somewhat Scared	Not Very Scared	Not Scared At All
		%	%	%	%
	2/18-19/09	31	42	16	11
	10/17-19/08	24	43	16	17

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 11-15, 2009. N=1,112 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"I'd like you to compare the way things are going in the United States to the way they were going five years ago. Generally, would you say things are going better today, worse today, or about the same today as they were going five years ago?"
					.
		Better	Worse	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/11-15/09	5	83	10	2
	3/28 - 4/2/08	4	78	17	1
	9/15-19/06	18	60	19	3
					.
"And what is your best guess about the United States five years from now? Generally, if things go pretty much as you now expect, do you think things will be better, worse or about the same as they are today?"
					.
		Better	Worse	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/11-15/09	61	19	17	3
	3/28 - 4/2/08	39	34	19	8
	9/15-19/06	31	37	27	5

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. Jan. 9-14, 2009. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
					.
"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
		%	%	%
	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

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Dec. 6-8, 2008. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. RV = registered voters. LV = likely voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.
.
"Do you think things in this country are generally going in the right direction or are they seriously off on the wrong track?"
.
		Right Direction	Wrong Track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/6-8/08	23	64	13
	10/10-13/08	10	84	6
	9/19-22/08	13	79	8
	8/15-18/08	18	76	6
	6/19-23/08 RV	13	78	9
	5/1-8/08 RV	15	77	8
	2/21-25/08	26	63	11
	10/19-22/07 RV	23	66	11
	6/7-10/07	24	69	7
	4/5-9/07	25	66	9
	1/13-16/07	31	61	8
	12/8-11/06	28	62	10
	9/16-19/06	31	61	8
	7/28 - 8/1/06	31	63	6
	6/24-27/06	30	63	7
	4/8-11/06	26	65	9
	2/25 - 3/1/06	30	64	6
	1/22-25/06	32	61	7
	1/15-17/05	40	48	12
	9/25-28/04 LV	42	53	5
	8/21-24/04 RV	40	52	8
	7/17-21/04 RV	39	54	7
	6/5-8/04 RV	34	58	8
	3/27-30/04	36	55	9
	4/2-3/03	57	33	10
	1/30 - 2/2/03	39	50	11
	12/12-15/02	44	47	9
	8/22-25/02	45	45	10
	1/31 - 2/3/02	65	26	9
	11/10-13/01	65	22	13
	9/13-14/01	60	28	12
	4/21-26/01	44	43	13
	3/3-5/01	49	40	11
	11/13-18/99	42	47	11
	3/25/99	43	48	9
	2/27-28/99	45	42	13
	2/12/99	49	42	9
	1/27-29/99	53	37	10
	9/13/98	56	38	6
	8/18-19/98	53	39	8
	1/29-31/98	53	38	9
	1/23-24/98	45	44	11
	9/97	42	47	11
	2/97	41	51	8

Gallup Poll. Nov. 13-16, 2008. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. <Graphic>
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"In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?"
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		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	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

The Harris Poll. Sept. 17-21, 2008. N=1,015 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Generally speaking, would you say things in the country are going in the right direction or have they pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track?"
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		Right Direction	Wrong Track
		%	%
	9/17-21/08	16	77
	8/6-10/08	18	76
	6/4-8/08	14	80
	4/2-6/08	15	75
	2/6-10/08	23	69
	11/30 - 12/3/07	18	74
	10/5-8/07	22	67
	9/7-10/07	24	63
	7/6-9/07	19	70
	4/20-23/07	26	67
	2/2-5/07	29	62
	11/17-21/06	31	58
	10/20-23/06	27	63
	10/6-9/06	29	62
	9/8-11/06	31	59
	8/18-21/06	26	64
	8/4-7/06	27	63
	7/7-10/06	28	61
	6/2-5/06	28	64
	5/5-8/06	24	69
	4/7-10/06	27	65
	3/3-7/06	31	60
	2/3-7/06	32	59
	1/6-9/06	33	54

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. July 31-Aug. 4, 2008. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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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?"
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