Are We On the Right Track?

As President Biden prepares his State of the Union address, a series of new polls find Americans in a sour mood and dissatisfied with the direction of the country.

A new Gallup survey of whether people are “satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States” is at one of the lowest points the firm has ever measured. Just 22% are currently satisfied, comparable to the levels measured before Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush lost their reelection campaigns.