CNN/ORC Poll: Americans more optimistic on state of nation

According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Tuesday morning, 43 percent of the public feel that things are going well in the country, up 14 points since December. The survey indicates that a majority of Americans continue to think that things are going badly in the country today, but that figure has dropped from 71 percent at the end of last year to 56 percent now.

CNN Political Ticker: Americans more optimistic on state of nation.