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Direction of the Country	See also: TIPP National Outlook Index

Ipsos/Reuters Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. July 22-25, 2010. N=1,075 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. Note: 6/10 & earlier: Ipsos/McClatchy Poll.
					.
"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
		%	%	%
	7/22-25/10	34	60	6
	6/10-13/10	33	61	6
	5/6-9/10	34	60	6
	4/1-5/10	40	54	5
	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

Time Poll conducted by Abt SRBI. July 12-13, 2010. N=1,003 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
		%	%	%
	7/12-13/10	39	56	5
	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

Bloomberg Poll conducted by Selzer & Co. July 9-12, 2010. 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
		%	%	%
	7/9-12/10	31	63	6
	3/19-22/10	34	58	8
	12/3-7/09	32	59	9
	9/10-14/09	40	52	8

Gallup Poll. July 8-11, 2010. N=1,020 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
		%	%	%
	7/8-11/10	21	76	3
	6/11-13/10	23	75	1
	5/24-25/10	25	73	2
	5/3-6/10	24	74	2
	4/8-11/10	27	71	2
	3/26-28/10	23	75	2
	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

Pew Research/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management. June 24-27, 2010. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
.
"All in all, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in this country today?"
.
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/24-27/10	27	64	9
	5/13-16/10	28	64	7
	4/21-26/10	29	66	5
	4/1-5/10	31	63	6
	3/11-21/10	25	69	5
	3/10-14/10	23	71	7
	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
.
	* "Overall, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in our country today?"

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. June 23-24, 2010. N=964 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.8.
.
"Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?"
.
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/23-24/10	27	69	4
	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

Marist College Marist Poll. June 17-24, 2010. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"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
		%	%	%
	6/17-24/10	37	56	7
	3/25-26 & 29/10	43	53	4
	12/2, 3 & 7/09	46	46	8
	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

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). June 17-21, 2010. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1. 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
		%	%	%	%
	6/17-21/10	29	62	5	4
	5/6-10/10	34	56	6	4
	3/11, 13-14/10	33	59	5	3
	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
	3/1-5/96	29	54	12	5
	1/12-16/96	25	54	14	7
	12/1-5/95	30	50	14	6

CBS News/New York Times Poll. June 16-20, 2010. N=1,259 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
		%	%	%
	6/16-20/10	32	60	8
	5/20-24/10	32	61	7
	5/4-5/10	33	58	9
	4/5-12/10	34	59	7
	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

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. June 16, 2010. N=534 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
					.
"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
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/16/10	2	25	45	28	-
	3/19-21/10	3	29	41	26	-
	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

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. June 9-14, 2010. N=1,044 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.3.
					.
"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
		%	%	%
	6/9-14/10	37	60	2
	5/7-11/10	35	59	5
	4/7-12/10	41	57	2
	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

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 8-9, 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
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/8-9/10	2	33	30	35	1
	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

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 3-6, 2010. N=1,004 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
		%	%	%
	6/3-6/10	37	60	3
	3/23-26/10	38	60	2
	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

Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll conducted by FD. April 22-26, 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
		%	%	%	%
	4/22-26/10	34	54	4	8
	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
		%	%	%