Poll Finds Americans Think Things Are Going Well
Saturday, November 29th, 2014 -- 7:45 AM
For the first time since 2007, a majority of Americans think things are going well in the nation, a new CNN/ORC International poll found.It's a slim majority - just 52 percent of Americans said things are going well, while 48 percent said things are going badly - but it's the most positive appraisal of the state of the nation that poll has found since January of 2007.
Economic sentiments have improved over the past year as well. Though just one-third of Americans believe the nation's economy is starting to recover, that marks an 8-point increase from a year ago, when 24 percent said the same.
Men are both more positive about the state of the nation and the economy than women, the poll shows. Fifty-five percent of men say things are going well in America, compared to 48 percent of women who say the same; 36 percent of men believe the economy is recovering, while only 28 percent of women say the same.
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