Big Strides in US Optimism, Poll Shows

Proportion who say country on right track doubles

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 31, 2009 6:41 AM CDT

(Newser) – American attitudes are showing signs of a turnaround in the 70 days since Barack Obama took the reins, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll reports. The percentage who say the country is headed in the right direction has more than doubled since the end of... Read full story »

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