Q-Poll: 73 Percent Believe World Will Be Less Peaceful in 2018

Americans have a pretty grim view of 2018 prospects for the nation and world, with only a third satisfied with the way things are going in the United States, a new poll showed.

The Quinnipiac survey released Wednesday found 73 percent of Americans think the world will be a less peaceful place in 2018, and 67 percent are dissatisfied with how things are going in the nation, compared with 33 percent who are satisfied.

The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 3.3 percent.

In other findings, the poll found:

• 58 percent of Americans say 2018 will be better than 2017 for them personally, though 44 percent of Democrats say next year will be worse for them.
• 52 percent of American say the economy will be better next year, but 64 percent of Democrats say it will be worse.
• 76 percent of American voters said the call for people to say "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays" is "made up for political purposes."

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