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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.

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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
		%	%	%
	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

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Nov. 12-15, 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
		%	%	%
	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

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. Nov. 5-9, 2009. N=1,006 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 in the wrong direction?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	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

Ipsos/McClatchy Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2009. N=1,077 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
		%	%	%
	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

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2009. N=1,018 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?"
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		Very Well	Fairly Well	Pretty Badly	Very Badly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	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

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Oct. 22-25, 2009. N=1,009 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
		%	%	%	%
	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
	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

Marist College Marist Poll. Oct. 7, 8 & 12, 2009. N=1,026 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?"
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		Right Direction	Wrong Direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/7, 8 & 12/09	47	47	6
	8/3-6/09	50	42	8
	6/1-3/09	50	40	10
	4/21-23/09	44	44	12

Gallup Poll. Oct. 1-4, 2009. N=1,013 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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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
		%	%	%
	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

Pew Research Center survey. Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2009. N=1,500 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
.
"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
		%	%	%
	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

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 19-23, 2009. N=1,042 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
		%	%	%
	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

Bloomberg Poll conducted by Selzer & Co. Sept. 10-14, 2009. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
					.
"In general, do you think things in the nation are headed in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/10-14/09	40	52	8

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Aug. 11-12, 2009. 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
		%	%	%	%	%
	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

Time Poll conducted by Abt SRBI. July 27-28, 2009. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. RV = registered voters
					.
"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
		%	%	%
	7/27-28/09	51	44	6
	11/1-3/06	32	62	7
	6/27-29/06	28	66	6
	3/22-23/06	34	60	6
	2/15-16/06	36	58	6
	1/24-26/06	33	63	4
	11/29 - 12/1/05	34	60	6
	3/15-17/05	44	51	5
	1/12-13/05	46	49	5
	12/13-14/04	40	50	10
	9/21-23/04 RV	43	51	6
	8/31 - 9/2/04 RV	45	50	4
	8/31 - 9/2/04 RV	45	50	4
	8/3-5/04 RV	44	51	5
	7/20-22/04 RV	42	52	6

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. July 9-13, 2009. N=800 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
					.
"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
		%	%	%	%
	7/9-13/09	31	55	5	9
	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

Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor National Survey conducted by FD. July 5-12, 2009. N=1,202 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
		%	%	%	%
	7/5-12/09	38	50	3	9
	4/8-14/09	47	42	2	9

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.
					.
"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
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