Optimism Waning?

A CNN/ORC International survey released Monday indicates that 56% of the public thinks the country will be better off four years from now, with four in ten saying it will be worse than they are now.

The survey also found:

• 54% say they are enthusiastic or optimistic about the president's second term
•  The 54% figure is a bit less than the 58% who felt that way about President George W. Bush's second tour of duty in November of 2004
• 44% are pessimistic or afraid about the president's second term
• 52% approve of the way Obama is handling his job as president
• 43% saying they disapprove

• 53% t say the president's experience from his first four years in the White House will make him a better president over the next four years
• 13% saying it will make him a worse president 
• One in three saying it will make no difference

Check out the full article for more statistics