It's been a while since I've mentioned poll numbers so I spent the better part of tonight going through polling samples. As you can see in the graph below President Obama seems to be holding steady through his first month and a half in office, with slight decline noticeable as expected.
An astonishing change of events, though, appears to be coming in the public's attitude toward the direction of the country.
For quite some time and all throughout Bush's second term, an overwhelming response of people believed the country to be heading in the wrong direction. From the graphic above you can see some polls reported as high as 90% of the population believed America was heading down a scary path. But starting around the beginning of November 2008, people began to regain a sense of direction for the country that was good. A long way to go but a vast improvement thus far.
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