7 Out Of Every 10 Americans Think The Country Is On The Wrong Track

A majority of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track -- which could spell bad news for Democrats in the midterm elections  

Daily Mail: More than 7 out of every 10 Americans think the country is on the wrong track: 76% say democracy is under threat while Democrats barely come out ahead of Republicans in a generic 2022 midterms poll 

* Democrats' chances of holding onto their slim majority in Congress are waning, according to the new NBC News poll 

* They only lead Republicans in a hypothetical midterm by one point, with GOP voters appearing to be more enthusiastic about turning out in November 

* Democrats have seen losses in voter enthusiasm from key blue groups like black voters, young voters and urban voters 

* 70% of Americans think US politics is too polarized for the federal government to competently tackle issues facing the country, up from 45% in 2010 

A vast majority of Americans are unhappy with the direction their country is going in under President Joe Biden's watch and think the political climate is too polarized to get meaningful progress done, a dire new poll released on Sunday shows. 

A survey conducted by NBC News between January 14 and 18 shows that 72 percent of Americans think the United States is off on the wrong track, while just 22 percent believe it's headed in the right direction.  

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Update: 'Downhill,' 'divisive': Americans sour on nation's direction in new NBC News poll (NBC) 

WNU Editor: The majority of Americans may believe the country is heading in the wrong direction, but in this NBC poll a majority still want to see the Democrats in control of Congress (see below).

The most recent NBC poll saw Republicans close in on Democrats in the above question, with 45% of voters favoring a GOP-controlled Congress in October compared to 46% now. Democrats' favorability has remained consistent through both