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Democrats, GOP agree country headed in the wrong direction, poll shows

There’s at least one thing that Americans on both sides of the political aisle can agree on: the nation’s bleak outlook.

A new poll published Wednesday by the Associated Press and the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago showed that the vast majority of voters — 85% — believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction.

That includes roughly 9 in 10 Republicans and about 78% of Democrats, presenting grim numbers ahead of the midterm elections as Democrats try to retain control of Washington.

President Biden has been struggling with weak poll numbers of his own.