Nation’s Mood at Lowest Level in Two Years, Poll Shows

From the New York Times:

Americans are more pessimistic about the nation’s economic outlook and overall direction than they have been at any time since President Obama’s first two months in office, when the country was still officially ensnared in the Great Recession, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

The dour public mood is dragging down ratings for both parties in Congress and for President Obama, the poll found.