WASHINGTON — Millions of people jobless. Billions of dollars in bailouts. Trillions of dollars in U.S. debt. And yet, for the first time in years, more Americans than not are saying that the country is on the right track.
An Associated Press-GfK poll shows that 48 percent of Americans believe the United States is headed in the right direction — compared with 44 percent who disagree.
The "right direction” number is up 8 points since February and a 31 points since October, the month before President Barack Obama’s election.
The AP-GfK poll shows, as Obama approaches his 100th day in office Wednesday, that more of those polled than not consider their new president to be a strong, ethical and empathetic leader.
This is the first time since January 2004 than an AP survey included more "right direction” than "wrong direction” respondents.
The poll was conducted April 16-20.
It involved phone interviews with 1,000 adults. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
An Associated Press-GfK poll shows that 48 percent of Americans believe the United States is headed in the right direction — compared with 44 percent who disagree.
The "right direction” number is up 8 points since February and a 31 points since October, the month before President Barack Obama’s election.
The AP-GfK poll shows, as Obama approaches his 100th day in office Wednesday, that more of those polled than not consider their new president to be a strong, ethical and empathetic leader.
This is the first time since January 2004 than an AP survey included more "right direction” than "wrong direction” respondents.
The poll was conducted April 16-20.
It involved phone interviews with 1,000 adults. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
by the associated press
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