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DES MOINES — Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically, according to an AP-NORC poll that was conducted shortly after last week’s shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The share of Republicans who see the country headed in the right direction has fallen sharply in recent months, according to the September survey by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research . Today, only about half in the GOP see the nation on the right course, down from 70% in June. The shift is even more glaring among Republican women and the party’s under-45 crowd.

Overall, about one-quarter of Americans say things in the country are headed

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