17 percent of Americans say the country is going in the right direction

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AP-Ipsos poll: Most say US on wrong track

By TOM RAUM – 1 day ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wherever the nation should be headed, this isn't it.

The number of Americans who believe the country is moving in the wrong direction has risen sharply, to nearly eight in ten, amid soaring food and gas prices, falling home values and unending war. Just 17 percent say the country is going in the right direction, according to an AP-Ipsos poll.

The right-direction number is the lowest ever recorded by the survey, which began in 2003. When other surveys are taken into account, the general level of pessimism is the worst in almost 30 years.

And it's getting worse. The 17 percent positive reading was down from 24 percent just since April.

[MaryEllen71]

1. who in the hell

are these morans who think that we are going in the right direction?

[ForrestGump]

7. Well, we ARE going ever further to the Right

So they got that right. Uh....correct.

[sellitman]

2. 17% = The Bush & Cheney extended families.

Not many more than that.

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

3. Well,...and the most sick and/or ignorant and/or greedy among us.

Actually, I think a full 15% (or more) accounts for those whose ignorance leads to complete submissiveness to fear-mongering tactics.

The remaining 2% are the benefactors of an economically oppressed nation.

That's usually how it works.

[Gemini Cat]

5. That's about right.

Give or take the 2% that are either dead, stupid, or dead stupid.

[MichiganVote]

4. Must be countin' the people in the looney bin again.

[THX1138]

6. Amazing

Hard to believe that number has ever been lower. 17%??? Isn't that like the same number of people who claim to have been abducted by UFO's and probed by aliens?