WASHINGTON (AP) — An AP-GfK poll suggests Americans grew slightly more dispirited over the past month.
Fifty-six percent of respondents say the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction, up from 51 percent in October. President Obama's approval rating was about the same at 54 percent. But less than half now approve of how he is handling the economy, down from 50 percent.
Compared to October, slightly more respondents disapproved of Obama's handling of Iraq and Afghanistan.
On health care, about half approved of how Obama is doing, nearly unchanged from October.
The AP-GfK Poll of about 1,000 adults was conducted last Thursday through this Monday by GfK Roper Public Affairs and Media. The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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