NBC/WSJ Poll: US Pessimism Increasing

[ysolde]

WASHINGTON - With congressional midterm elections less than four months away, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that candidates will be facing a public that has grown increasingly pessimistic, as nearly two-thirds don't believe life for their children's generation will be better than it has been for them, and nearly 60 percent are doubtful the Iraq war will come to a successful conclusion.

And there's more pessimism: Among those who believe the nation is headed on the wrong track, more than 80 percent say it's part of a longer-term decline.

"This is just a horrendous set of numbers," says Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart, who conducted this survey with Republican Bill McInturff. The mood is "as dank and depressing as I have seen."


Rest of article is at:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14044391/

[Rosebud]

Yeah, that sounds about right.

Personally, I hope this mood sticks around until 2008 so people will feel strongly motivated to usher in some change.

[pocket]

this must be because the liberal media is not reporting the good news!

[ysolde]

this must be because the liberal media is not reporting the good news!

D'oh! So THAT'S what's going on!!!!! :rolleyes:

[MLA]

It's all John Stewart's fault.

Really, though, I sometimes wonder if we're not in a period of "longer-term decline."

[bookworm]

Well we certainly seem to be in a period of spend hand-over-fist but don't pay for it. That's enough to make me pessimistic about the future. In a global economy, extreme debt is not a good thing.