Poll: Millennials say the country is on the wrong track, but they're not

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Millennials think things in the country are off on the wrong track but at the same time, they're optimistic about their own futures, according to a new NBC News/GenForward survey.

Nearly two-thirds of millennials (63 percent) think things in this country are off on the wrong track. Only 18 percent think the country is generally headed in the right direction, and another 18 percent aren't sure.

Sixty-three percent of millennials also disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling his job, with nearly half (46 percent) saying they strongly disapprove. Only 2 in 10 (19 percent) approve of Trump.

Even among those millennials who said they voted for Trump in the 2016 presidential election, 22 percent disapprove of him now.

At the same time, a majority of millennials (61 percent) disapprove of the way Congress is handling its heir job.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/poll-millennials-say-the-country-is-on-the-wrong-track-but-theyre-not/ar-BBIo8JR?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=edgsp

[John Fante]

1. Want the country to get back on track?

VOTE IN GREATER NUMBERS!

[FSogol]

2. and don't get your news from Facebook and Twitter. n/t

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. I get my news from respectable, reputable sources: Democratic Underground. nt

[FSogol]

4. LOL, good luck with that.

[mythology]

7. It's not the medium you get your news from

It's the quality of the sources and analysis.

[Act_of_Reparation]

5. You've clearly got everything figured out.

Is the DNC hiring new strategists? You should totally apply if they are.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

6. As the father of a millenial - they are and they aren't happy

Most of them buy into global warming, so they are necessarily thrilled with the prospects of life after 2050, and most of them believe that neither Medicare nor Social Security is going to be around when it is their time to collect.

That said, despite the knocks on Millennials for their screen time, being in the participation trophy generation, and their lack of certain skills considered basic to growing up in the 50s 60s or 70s, I like their odds. They are a very well educated generation. They understand tech. They tend to want different things than my generation wanted -- the charm of suburbia is lost on them. The ones I've met tend to be frugal (in some cases, enforced frugality due to student loan debt), smart shoppers (due to the internet), and really just living in a different paradigm than people over 35. They have good short term job prospects because baby boomers are retiring en masse, and they have the tech skills to rise quickly.

[FSogol]

8. I agree. They are a bit gullible and inexperienced, but I think they'll turn out ok. n/t