Gloom
A new NYT poll shows Americans believe in record numbers that the country is headed in the wrong direction.
-- 81 percent of those surveyed said that “things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track,” up from 69 percent a year ago and 35 percent in early 2002.
More: "A majority of nearly every demographic and political group — Democrats and Republicans, men and women, residents of cities and rural areas, college graduates and those who finished only high school — say the United States is headed in the wrong direction. Seventy-eight percent of respondents said the country was worse off than five years ago; just 4 percent said it was better off."
The poll also shows both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton leading John McCain nationally -- though Obama's once double-digit advantage over the GOPer in previous polls has diminshed. Obama leads McCain, 47% to 42%. Clinton edges McCain, 48% to 43%. The Democratic race shows Obama with a slight lead, 46% to Clinton's 43%.
Why is it that these "registered voter" polls continue to get a lot of media play, when the "likely voter" polls are largely ignored? There's a pretty big gap between what the two types of polls reflect....