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Political Pulse | The Associated Press-Yahoo News Poll on Yahoo News
WASHINGTON AP — Julie Murray says life is good. Yet gasoline prices are crimping her grocery budget, she cant afford a larger house, and she says President Bush is not focused enough on peoples problems at home.

“My husband and I are happy,” said Murray, 46, a homemaker from Montpelier, Miss. “We just wish we could buy more into the American dream.”

Like Murray, most in the U.S. say they are personally happy and feel in control of their lives and finances, according to an extensive Associated Press-Yahoo News survey on the mood of voters. Beneath the surface, though, personal and political discontent is bubbling.
There is a widespread unease—shared by 77 percent—that the country has meandered off in the wrong direction. Nearly all Democrats and more than six in 10 Republicans think the country has taken the wrong course. And although almost half express interest and hope in the upcoming elections, a third voice frustration—particularly Republicans.

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