As President Barack Obama enters his sixth year in the White House, 68 percent of Americans say the country is either stagnant or worse off since he took office, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Just 31 percent say the country is better off, and a deep pessimism continues to fuel the public’s mood. Most respondents used words like “divided,” “troubled,” and “deteriorating” to describe the current state of the nation.
On the eve of Tuesday’s State of the Union address, more than six-in-10 Americans believe that the nation is headed in the wrong direction and 70 percent are dissatisfied with the economy.
Displayed here are the words and phrases poll respondents most commonly associated with where the country is headed in 2014, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
It’s not just Obama under fire. A whopping 81 percent disapprove of Congress and twice as many Americans now hold negative views about the Republican Party as positive ones.
Democratic pollster Fred Yang, whose firm conducted this survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff, compares these findings to the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day,” in which the protagonist finds himself living the same day over and over.
“It seems like we’ve been re-living the same basic dynamics — a public that is anxious, dissatisfied and dismayed — in a continuous loop,” he said.
But Yang adds that Obama’s upcoming State of the Union address is his administration’s “best chance to try to achieve a reset with a focus on the economy after last year’s glitches” with the health care law.
Obama’s job rating stands at 43 percent
Ahead of the president’s Tuesday speech, the NBC/WSJ poll finds 43 percent of adults approving of his job and 51 percent disapproving — virtually unchanged from a month ago.
Obama and Congress has killed AMERICA
I really feel they should ALL be kicked out!!!
How can you say his rating is 43% approval, it should be 0% for all the lies, fraud damage he has done to our country. What is wrong with these people don't they care about our country and where it is headed??
I agree Mary.
It is the intellectually challenged individual that can't see past their EBT balance.
A foreign enemy of the Constitution of the United states and our Flag which many brave men fought for should not even be allowed in the capitol this evening,, We would be better off with a thief than a Muslim Liar!!!!
I agree and I say, "vote them ALL out and let's start over."
Obama won't reset, he will double down. The problem is that he is doubling down on middle class misery. I have my blog for tomorrow partially written, feeling that I know where our President will go. It is absolutely the most dismal outlook I have ever had in a blog. Even if things turned around tomorrow, it will take decades to get back to where we were. Please, no more amateurs in the White House. See my blog at http://cranky-conservative.blogspot.com
After having served 20 years in our army I do believe part of the oath of all military is to protect and defend the constitution of the United States of America against all enemies both foriegn and DOMESTIC.Maybe our military needs to have a relook at thier oath.
You hit the nail on the head.
AMEN.
AMEN
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It doesn't matter what Obama says. If he says he plans to a lot of great things that we all want, it will be a lie and he will do the reverse. This is what he has done since entering the White House. The only time he is not lying is when he says he will do as he pleases with his pen and pencil to implement his ruinous plan for the destruction of this once great nation.
Life is looking up for the shiftless barbarians.
Bullseye!
A lot of brainless idiots out there.
How true Kerr. The media, Rush, and the others will continue to say how Obama doing . But will not stop him.