Most Americans angry about nation's state of affairs: poll

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — Three out of four Americans say things are going badly in the country and they are angry about it, according to a poll released on Tuesday by CNN and the Opinion Research Corporation.

Seventy-five percent of those polled between October 17 and 19 said things were going either pretty badly or fairly badly. Thirty-five percent said they were very angry, and 40 percent said they were somewhat angry.

Tuesday's results were down slightly compared to the same poll taken October 3-5, which found that 80 percent of respondents believed things were going badly in the country.

However, the numbers were a sharp increase from the same time a year ago when 49 percent felt that way.

Asked if they were scared about the way things are going in...