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St. LUIS – Americans outside Busch Stadium told Fox News how they felt about the state of the nation, with many unhappy with their division.
“I’m very concerned about the direction of the country and some of the very serious animosity that’s going on,” said Sandra, of Oklahoma. “I worry about my grandchildren and my great-grandchildren and what we will leave them in the future.”
Three-quarters of registered voters are dissatisfied with the leadership of the United States, an increase of nearly 25 points since April 2021, according to a recent Fox News poll.
“I think we need to get to a point where we stop arguing within our own tribes and start working together,” said Zack, of St. Louis. “We all still want what’s best for the country, even when it looks different.”
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A Fox News poll on how voters feel things are going in the US found that 75% of respondents are dissatisfied with the state of America.
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Betsy, who visited the gateway to the west, told Fox News: “I wish Congress in particular would try to work together instead of continuing to throw barbs at each other and continue to point fingers.”
Bill, from St. Louis, said the country would be better off without radicals on either end of the political spectrum.
“Most of us get along,” Bill said. “It would be nice to stop arguing with each other.”
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One man said he would like to see improvements from the Biden administration on some key issues.
“I wish they had better foreign policy, better economic stuff,” he told Fox News. “But I think they’ve done a half-decent job.”
Betsy, visiting in St. Louis, says Congress needs to work together across the political aisle.
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President Biden’s approval rating recently rose to 40 percent, his highest in two months, after a string of legislative victories, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
“I don’t like our president,” said Becky, of Springfield, Missouri. “I think his presidency has failed us.”
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Becky cited concerns about fuel costs and the economy.
Sandra, from Oklahoma, says she’s worried about the country’s direction.
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Gas prices fell below $4 a gallon in August after topping $5 a gallon in June, an all-time high, according to AAA. Inflation, which also hit a record high in early 2022, eased slightly to 8.5% in July, according to the Labor Department.
“The drop in gas prices where we live is a positive thing,” Sandra told Fox News, though she noted that grocery prices are still high.
“If politicians and people in power listened to us on the ground, they might say ‘oh, well, maybe we could do something a little bit different that might help the country a little bit better,'” Sandra said.
Megan Myers is an Associate Producer/Writer for Fox News Digital Originals. Follow her on Twitter @meglmyers
