The UT/Tribune poll results on general attitudes and policy-related questions convey some very intense disapproval of political leadership. This disapproval is most negative when respondents consider national political leaders and policy, but there is also clear dissatisfaction with leadership at home. The bottom-line is that Texas is home to some very intense dissatisfaction with the national political leadership that emerged from the 2008 general election.

The mood in the state remained generally negative in the survey, as has been the trend for the last year. At a broad level, 59% of those surveyed said the US was on the ...

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