January 11, 2020

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January 11, 2020

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AP-NORC poll: Americans split on personal, country's future By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At home and in their own lives, Americans by and large have an upbeat view of the year to come. When it comes to how the country will fare in 2020, well, that's another matter. A new poll released Friday by The Associated PressNORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that close to 4 in 10 Americans expect a better year ahead for them personally, while another half expect things to stay about the same. Only about 1 in 10 expect a downturn in their own lives in 2020. America's mood takes a darker turn when it comes to the year ahead for the country overall, with about 4 in 10 saying the way things are going nationwide will get worse. Only about 3 in 10 think things will get better for America overall in the next 12 months. "It's going to be fine for me. I'll always be fine no matter what happens, I'm that kind of person," said Leslie Schulgren, a 75-year-old Democrat and retired science teacher in Atlanta. But, she added, "this particular year, 2020, is not going to be pretty — there's going to be too much fighting."

In this Dec. 5, 2019 photo, a view of the south side of the White House in Washington decorated for Christmas.

2020 is an election year, and, perhaps not unexpectedly, that might have something to do with it: Most Democrats and Republicans alike say they're dissatisfied with the state of politics. "Everybody is Republican or Democrat, and there's less

in between," said Caleb Jud, a 29-year-old customer service representative in Cincinnati. Jud is a leftleaning independent who supports Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and he is optimistic that the old way of politics is at a break-

ing point. "They've been saying for years that the middle class is shrinking, but it's starting to seem now that it's not just a buzzword," Jud said. Roberta Hunt, a 78-year-old Republican in Santa Ana, California, is also frustrated by partisanship. "It'd be fine

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if we could eliminate the Democrats," she said of the political system. Hunt and her husband still have to work to support themselves, and she’s not optimistic that their situation will improve. Continued on Page 3


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