NEWSMAX: On the eve of the midterm elections, the public’s optimism in U.S. governance has dropped to its lowest point in 36 years, according to the latest ABC News/Yahoo News poll.
Shortly after Richard Nixon resigned the presidency in 1974, 55 percent of Americans were optimistic about “our system of government and how well it works.”
Today, that number has plummeted to a mere 33 percent.
The survey suggests that voters’ angst transcends the poor economy, and includes “broader questions about the country’s governance and American exceptionalism,” according to ABC News… (more)
