Americans really don't like their
government right now
President Barack Obama may want to temper his
expectations as he prepares to deliver his fourth State of the Union
address tomorrow.
President Barack Obama may want to temper his
expectations as he prepares to deliver his fourth State of the Union
address tomorrow.
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History on the Peace Monument stand near the U.S. Capitol building in
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His own approval ratings are near all-time lows, and the Congress he'll be facing isn't faring much better.
The truth (according to a new poll) seems to be that Americans really don't like their entire system of government right now.
And we mean really.
Dissatisfaction with Congress and other parts of the United States government reached record levels last year, when partisan bickering led to a rare government shutdown and resulted in the least productive Congress since records began in the 1940s.
More from GlobalPost: Disapproval of Congress hits all-time high, new poll finds
The year 2014 is expected to be more of the same.
And Americans are fed up.
Sixty-five percent of those surveyed by Gallup were "very or somewhat dissatisfied" with their government, the highest percentage recorded since 2001.
More from GlobalPost: This year Congress is expected to get even less done than last year
Just 28 percent of Republicans and independents were "satisfied" with the US system of government and its effectiveness. A much higher percentage of Democrats — 47 percent — expressed satisfaction with the government's functioning.
Take this poll along with others that find that only one in four surveyed like the direction the country is going, and another that suggests many think government is the top problem in America, and Obama faces a grim and uphill battle when he delivers his State of the Union address.
Good luck with that, Mr. President.
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