Americans' optimism about country's direction over next year drops nearly 20 points since May

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Published: Jul 25, 2021
Author: staff
Post Date: 2021-07-25 13:26:27 by Horse
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As President Joe Biden completed 100 days in office, the country was optimistic about the coming year, but now, just after hitting the six-month mark, Americans' optimism about the direction of the country has plummeted nearly 20 points, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds.

A majority -- 55% -- of the public say they are pessimistic about the direction of the country, a marked change from the roughly one-third (36%) that said the same in an ABC News/Ipsos poll published May 2. In the early May survey, Americans were more optimistic than pessimistic by a 28-percentage point margin. Optimism is now under water by 10 points. Looking ahead to the next 12 months, fewer than half -- 45% -- now report feeling optimistic about the way things are going, a significant drop from about two-thirds (64%) in the May poll.

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#1: TommyTheMadArtist    To: Horse (#0)

Only 55 percent??? Seriously?

Oh wait… That other 45 percent are the liberals who by and large are medicated out of their damned minds and eat a lot of soy.

TommyTheMadArtist posted on 2021-07-25 13:38:12   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Esso    To: TommyTheMadArtist (#1)

That other 45 percent are the liberals who by and large are medicated out of their damned minds and eat a lot of soy.

Esso posted on 2021-07-25 14:05:56   Reply   Private Reply

#3: Darkwing    To: Horse (#0)

It was headed that way a year ago.

Darkwing posted on 2021-07-25 14:14:23   Reply   Private Reply

#4: Esso    To: All (#2)

Esso posted on 2021-07-25 14:16:56   Reply   Private Reply

#5: TommyTheMadArtist    To: Esso (#2)

I equate anyone who uses soy products as a guaranteed histrionic prone to screeching when confronted with truth.

TommyTheMadArtist posted on 2021-07-25 16:31:37   Reply   Private Reply