Poll: Economic, political discontent make for a midterm double punch

A double punch of economic and political dissatisfaction marks public attitudes in the closing week of the 2014 midterm campaign - a dynamic that reflects poorly on the president's performance, bolstering his Republican opponents.

The discontent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll is palpable. Despite its fitful gains, seven in 10 Americans rate the nation's economy negatively and just 28 percent say it's getting better. In a now-customary result, 68 percent say the country's seriously off on the wrong track.

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