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Americans becoming more cynical about US future: Poll

A recent poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans are becoming more pessimistic about the direction of their country.

According to a Reuters/Ipsos telephone poll conducted between September 2 and 6, with a sampling of 1,623 US adult citizens, 61 percent of respondents believed the country was on the wrong track, while 27 percent believed it was on the right track.

Twelve percent of those surveyed also had no idea.

The numbers bore great resemblance to August, when 64 of the respondents thought the United States was on the wrong track and 31 percent believed the country was on the right track.

Majority of American voters agree that the sluggish economy and lingering high unemployment are the most important problems facing the United States.

The claim of Republican nominee Mitt Romney for presidency rests upon his success as a businessman and the skills to create jobs.

Obama and his Democratic allies have in return hammered Romney’s record as a private equity executive at Boston-based Bain Capital, and painted him as being out of touch with the concerns of middle class Americans.

The Democrats say has some of his wealth invested in the Cayman Islands and elsewhere overseas. They also accuse Romney of plundering companies and shipping jobs overseas.

In recent days, Republicans have called on Romney to clearly state what he would do as the occupant of the Oval Office to help middle class Americans.

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