76% think country going in the wrong direction. Does that mean recovery is the "wrong" direction?

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12. It all depends on what you mean by the "wrong" direction

It's a purposely vague question that allows people to interpret it practically any way they want, and in the hyperpartisan, politically-charged atmosphere we're currently in, almost surely gather a large majority of people dissatisfied with the direction of the country.

But what does that mean? Surely my own discontent with the way things are going right now is matched by the knuckleheads in whatever remains of the Tea Bagger faction of the Republican Party. But a short list of my objections compared to the knuckleheads would yield widely divergent concerns. The solutions each of us would endorse would similarly diverge. Keep an eye on the commentary or coverage for this 76% figure: If the media cram all that concern into unpopularity for the president, they're either grossly mistaken or purposely misleading (our old conundrum friend, "stupid or evil" stops by for a visit). Without getting into the reasons why any one person might think the country is going in the "wrong" direction, the number is pretty meaningless.