Two-thirds of Americans say US is 'pretty seriously' on wrong track: Poll

(The Hill) - Two-thirds of the American public say the country has gotten off on the wrong track, according to a new poll from ABC News, The Washington Post and Ipsos.

The survey, conducted last week, shows 67 percent of respondents say the country has “gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track” while 32 percent say things “are generally going in the right direction” in the country.

There is a steep partisan divide in the data. Most Democrats and independents — at 95 percent and 77 percent, respectively — are pessimistic about the direction of the country, while just 29 percent of Republicans share this view.

By demographic breakdown, 87 percent of Black respondents, 71 percent of Hispanics, 71 percent of Asians and 61 percent of white Americans say the country is going in the wron