AP New Year’s Poll: Americans Hopeful For A Better 2017

EMILY SWANSON, Associated PressVERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Emotionally wrenching politics, foreign conflicts and shootings at home took a toll on Americans in 2016, but they are entering 2017 on an optimistic note, according to a new poll that found that a majority believes things are going to get better for the country next year.
A look at the key findings of the Associated Press-Times Square Alliance poll:
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SO HOW WAS 2016?
Americans weren’t thrilled with the