86% Say America Is Broken

But most still believe it can be fixed
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 22, 2010 12:51 PM CST
86% Say America Is Broken
Most Americans thinks the country is broken, but not beyond repair.   (Shutterstock)

A whopping 86% of Americans believe that their government is broken—an 8-point increase from 2006, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey. But among that group, 81% say it can be fixed, while 5% say it’s beyond repair. The increase came mostly from higher-income earners and people in rural states.

“Maybe it’s just a coincidence, but those are the groups that make up the bulk of the Tea Party activists,” notes CNN’s polling director. (More poll numbers stories.)

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