Two-thirds of Americans say that the country is “pretty seriously off on the wrong track,” while just under a third say the country is moving in the right direction, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel.

Overall, Americans seem unhappy and anxious, with a slim majority saying the economy has gotten worse since President Donald Trump took office and majorities saying that both major parties and the president are out of touch. A majority of Americans are also growing increasingly concerned over the government shutdown.

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      24 days ago

      And another third of us are so fucking stupid and apathetic they didn’t care enough to vote

      And another third of us are losing our minds watching what’s happening right now

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        23 days ago

        Maybe that third that didn’t go to vote has something to do with not presenting someone that made them vote. Someone that represented them, not the wealthy.

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            23 days ago

            No. But that doesn’t mean the Dems didn’t fucked it up with Harris… and the rest of things that gave Trump the White House twice.

            Trump is only the current chapter of the descent to hell that started with Nixon. If every Dem POTUS had done his job Trump would be only a TV star.

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          22 days ago

          Maybe that third that didn’t go to vote has something to do with not presenting someone that made them vote

          Apparently voting against a bastard like Trump wasn’t enough of a motivation…

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            21 days ago

            Maybe the ones that stayed at home though “it will be just like the first time” and not shitshow that it is.

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                21 days ago

                I agree. But I understand it. Did you think in January the mountain of shit would be so high as it is now?

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                  20 days ago

                  Did you think in January the mountain of shit would be so high as it is now?

                  Nope.

                  I assumed Trump’s incompetence would slow down the pace of enshitification he was able to cause.