If America was a dude on a roadtrip, would it ask for directions?

Looks like the answer is no. Because, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, conducted August 23-25th, 2004, only 36% of Americans think that America is headed in the right direction. 50% think it is heading on the wrong track, 12% have a mixed opinion (shaken, not stirred), and 2% are not sure. (Margin of Error 3.5)

Ok then. This is all supported by a similar poll conducted by the Los Angeles Times a few days before, with roughly similar numbers.

So lets look at the question itself:

"All in all, do you think things in the nation are generally headed in the right direction, or do you feel that things are off on the wrong track?"

Is it just me, or does this question seem a tad vague? Asking if a country is heading in the right direction could mean alot of different things to alot of different people. Then again, it could mean the same thing to everyone, like the direction being towards a dark dystopian cyberpunk nightmere future.

A future known as East St. Louis.